Shankhadravaka, Śaṅkhadrāvaka, Shankha-dravaka: 2 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Śaṅkhadrāvaka can be transliterated into English as Sankhadravaka or Shankhadravaka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚaṅkhadrāvaka (शङ्खद्रावक).—a solvent for dissolving shells.
Derivable forms: śaṅkhadrāvakaḥ (शङ्खद्रावकः).
Śaṅkhadrāvaka is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śaṅkha and drāvaka (द्रावक). See also (synonyms): śaṅkhadrāva.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚaṅkhadrāvaka (शङ्खद्रावक):—[=śaṅkha-drāvaka] [from śaṅkha] m. a solvent for dissolving the conch or other shells (used in medicine), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
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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Partial matches: Dravaka, Shankha.
Full-text: Dravaka, Shankhadrava.
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