Shandhaka, Ṣaṇḍhaka: 2 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Ṣaṇḍhaka can be transliterated into English as Sandhaka or Shandhaka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryṢaṇḍhaka (षण्ढक).—
1) A eunuch; Y.1.215.
2) The neuter gender; निवेशः शिबिरं षण्डे (niveśaḥ śibiraṃ ṣaṇḍe) Ak.; 'षण्ढो वर्षवरे क्लीबे गोपतौ वन्ध्यपूरुषे (ṣaṇḍho varṣavare klībe gopatau vandhyapūruṣe)' इति विश्वः (iti viśvaḥ); प्रतिज्ञां षण्ढकोऽस्मीति करिष्यामि महीपते (pratijñāṃ ṣaṇḍhako'smīti kariṣyāmi mahīpate) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 4.2.25 (com. ṣaṇḍo gopatiḥ | pakṣe klībaḥ).
Derivable forms: ṣaṇḍhakaḥ (षण्ढकः).
See also (synonyms): ṣaṇḍha.
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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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Starts with: Shandhakatila.
Full-text: Shandaka, Abhisandhaka, Shandhakatila, Sandha.
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