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Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryShankar in Hindi refers in English to:—(nm) Lord Shiv-the annihilator of the universe; a great Indian philosopher who flourished during the last quarter of the eighth and first quarter of the ninth century and who fought successfully against Buddhism for the revival of Brahmanism..—shankar (शंकर) is alternatively transliterated as Śaṃkara.
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Starts with (+103): Sankara-dhana, Sankara-kuta, Sankara-thana, Sankaran, Shamkarabharana, Shamkaradarshana, Shamkaragamda, Shamkaragana, Shamkaraguru, Shamkarajna, Shamkarakatha, Shamkaralaya, Shamkarananda, Shamkaraninda, Shamkarapale, Shamkarapali, Shamkaraparshada, Shamkarapoli, Shamkaraprerita, Shamkararupa.
Ends with: Jatashankar.
Full-text: Aryabhatasiddhanta, Shankara, Vaiyakaranabhushana, Ghatika, Sakti Tattva, Ghatiyantra, Pancavaktra, Kapala, Ghatikayantra, Kapalayantra.
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Search found 22 books and stories containing Shankar; (plurals include: Shankars). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Our Forum: Uday Shankar < [January-February 1935]
Uday Shankar < [July-August 1933]
Play < [October 1965]
Jarasandhavadha Mahakavyam (by Pankaj L. Jani)
Part 6 - The Great Tradition of Sanskrit Mahakavya < [Critical Introduction]
Folk Tales of Gujarat (and Jhaverchand Meghani) (by Vandana P. Soni)
Chapter 12 - Shravaniya Somvar < [Part 3 - Kankavati]
Chapter 3 - Bhai! < [Part 1 - Saurashtra ni Rashdhar]
Chapter 7c - Gigo Mahiyo < [Part 2 - Sorathi Baharvatiya]
Jnaneshwari (Bhavartha Dipika) (by Ramchandra Keshav Bhagwat)
Verse 5.1 < [Chapter 5 - Sannyasa-yoga]
Verse 16.3 < [Chapter 16 - Daivasura-sampad-vibhaga-yoga]
Verse 12.18-19 < [Chapter 12 - Bhakti-yoga]
Mahayana Buddhism and Early Advaita Vedanta (Study) (by Asokan N.)
Atharvaveda and Charaka Samhita (by Laxmi Maji)
Yogaratnākara (Āyurveda book) < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
Review of the Literature < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
4a. Kuṣṭha-roga (leprosy) in the Atharvaveda < [Chapter 5 - Diseases and Remedies in Atharvaveda and Caraka-Saṃhitā]
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