Rishyaketana, Ṛśyaketana, Rishya-ketana, Ṛṣyaketana: 4 definitions

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The Sanskrit terms Ṛśyaketana and Ṛṣyaketana can be transliterated into English as Rsyaketana or Rishyaketana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Ṛśyaketana (ऋश्यकेतन).—

1) Name of Aniruddha, son of Pradyumna.

2) Name of the god of love.

Derivable forms: ṛśyaketanaḥ (ऋश्यकेतनः).

Ṛśyaketana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ṛśya and ketana (केतन). See also (synonyms): ṛśyaketu.

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Ṛṣyaketana (ऋष्यकेतन).—Name of Aniruddha.

Derivable forms: ṛṣyaketanaḥ (ऋष्यकेतनः).

Ṛṣyaketana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ṛṣya and ketana (केतन). See also (synonyms): ṛṣyāṅka, ṛṣyaketu.

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

Ṛśyaketana (ऋश्यकेतन):—[=ṛśya-ketana] [from ṛśya > ṛśa] m. Name of A-niruddha, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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Rishyaketana 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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