Samaloshtakancana, Samaloṣṭakāñcana: 2 definitions

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Samaloshtakancana 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 Samaloṣṭakāñcana can be transliterated into English as Samalostakancana or Samaloshtakancana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Samaloshtakanchana.

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Sanskrit dictionary

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

Samaloṣṭakāñcana (समलोष्टकाञ्चन).—[adjective] to whom a clod, (a stone), and a piece of gold are all the same.

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

Samaloṣṭakāñcana (समलोष्टकाञ्चन):—[=sama-loṣṭa-kāñcana] [from sama] mfn. one to whom a clod and piece of gold are all the same, [Raghuvaṃśa; Divyāvadāna]

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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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