The Sanskrit terms Śaṅkhadhvani and Śaṃkhadhvani can be transliterated into English as Sankhadhvani or Shankhadhvani or Samkhadhvani or Shamkhadhvani, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Śaṃkhadhvani (शंखध्वनि) refers to the “sound of conch shells” (suitable for a festival ceremony), according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.30 (“The Celebration of Pārvatī’s Return”).—Accordingly, as Brahmā narrated to Nārada: “On hearing that Pārvatī was returning, Menā and Himavat excessively delighted went ahead seated in a divine vehicle. [...] Women along with their sons and husbands held lamps in their hands. Brahmins were shouting mantras etc. in an auspicious voice. Various instruments were played. Conch shells were sounded (śaṃkhadhvani). In the meantime Pārvatī reached the outskirts of the city. Entering the city she saw her parents again. [...]”.

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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.

In Buddhism

Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (tantric Buddhism)

Śaṅkhadhvani (शङ्खध्वनि) refers to the “sound of a conch-shell”, according to the Bhūśalyasūtrapātananimittavidhi section of Jagaddarpaṇa’s Ācāryakriyāsamuccaya, a text within Tantric Buddhism dealing with construction manual for monasteries etc.—Accordingly, “[...] The roar of a lion, the sound of thunder, and the roar of a royal elephant bring the gain of grain and property. If the voices of children playing, the sound of a conch-shell [i.e., śaṅkhadhvani], or an auspicious [song are heard], it brings wealth to the [donor’s] house.. [...]”.

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Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

śaṅkhadhvani (शंखध्वनि).—m f (S) The sound of the conch. 2 fig. The sound made by bawling and beating the mouth under sudden or extreme distress.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

śaṅkhadhvani (शंखध्वनि).—m f The sound of the conch. Fig. See bōmba.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Śaṅkhadhvani (शङ्खध्वनि).—the sound of a conch (sometimes, but erroneously, used to denote a cry of alarm or despair).

Derivable forms: śaṅkhadhvaniḥ (शङ्खध्वनिः).

Śaṅkhadhvani is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śaṅkha and dhvani (ध्वनि).

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

Śaṅkhadhvani (शङ्खध्वनि).—[masculine] the sound of a conch or horn.

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

Śaṅkhadhvani (शङ्खध्वनि):—[=śaṅkha-dhvani] [from śaṅkha] m. the sound of a conch or horn, [Mālatīmādhava]

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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.

Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Śaṅkha-dhvani (शङ्ख-ध्वनि):—n. the sound of a conch;

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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Shankha, Dhvani.

Ends with: Samdhyashankhadhvani.

Full-text: Samdhyashankhadhvani.

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