Shalyakantha, Śalyakaṇṭha, Shalya-kantha: 5 definitions
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Shalyakantha 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 Śalyakaṇṭha can be transliterated into English as Salyakantha or Shalyakantha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚalyakaṇṭha (शल्यकण्ठ).—a porcupine.
Derivable forms: śalyakaṇṭhaḥ (शल्यकण्ठः).
Śalyakaṇṭha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śalya and kaṇṭha (कण्ठ).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚalyakaṇṭha (शल्यकण्ठ).—m.
(-ṇṭhaḥ) A porcupine. E. śalya a stake, and kaṇṭha the throat.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚalyakaṇṭha (शल्यकण्ठ):—[=śalya-kaṇṭha] [from śalya > śal] m. ‘quill-throated’, a porcupine, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚalyakaṇṭha (शल्यकण्ठ):—[śalya-kaṇṭha] (ṇṭhaḥ) 1. m. A porcupine.
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