Shabdalakshana, Śabdalakṣaṇa, Shabda-lakshana: 4 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Śabdalakṣaṇa can be transliterated into English as Sabdalaksana or Shabdalakshana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexŚabdalakṣaṇa (शब्दलक्षण).—From śabda came sparśa.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 4. 50-1.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚabdalakṣaṇa (शब्दलक्षण).—a. what is determined by the sacred word; इह शब्दलक्षणे कर्मणि यथाशब्दार्थं प्रवृत्तिः (iha śabdalakṣaṇe karmaṇi yathāśabdārthaṃ pravṛttiḥ) ŚB. on Manusmṛti 11.1.26.
Śabdalakṣaṇa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śabda and lakṣaṇa (लक्षण).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum1) Śabdalakṣaṇa (शब्दलक्षण) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—[grammatical] by Vararuci. B. 3, 24.
2) Śabdalakṣaṇa (शब्दलक्षण):—grammar by Vararuci. Peters. 6, 248. 249.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚabdalakṣaṇa (शब्दलक्षण):—[=śabda-lakṣaṇa] [from śabda > śabd] n. Name of [work]
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Shabda, Lakshana.
Starts with: Shabdalakshanarahasya.
Full-text: Shabdalakshanarahasya, Arthalakshana, Vararuci.
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