Pitankasha, Piṭaṅkāśa: 6 definitions

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Pitankasha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

The Sanskrit term Piṭaṅkāśa can be transliterated into English as Pitankasa or Pitankasha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Piṭaṅkāśa (पिटङ्काश).—A kind of small fish.

Derivable forms: piṭaṅkāśaḥ (पिटङ्काशः).

See also (synonyms): piṭaṅgāśa.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Piṭaṅkāśa (पिटङ्काश).—m.

(-śaḥ) A species of pike, (Esox scolopax.)

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Piṭaṅkāśa (पिटङ्काश):—m. Silurus Pabda, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Piṭaṅkāśa (पिटङ्काश):—(śaḥ) 1. m. A pike fish.

[Sanskrit to German]

Pitankasha in German

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

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