Shankhanabhi, Śaṅkhanābhī, Saṅkhanābhi, Sankha-nabhi: 3 definitions
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Shankhanabhi means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali. 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 Śaṅkhanābhī can be transliterated into English as Sankhanabhi or Shankhanabhi, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryŚaṅkhanābhī (शङ्खनाभी).—name of a magic herb controlled by the prec.: Divyāvadāna 102.28; 104.10, 14.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Śaṅkhanābhi (शङ्खनाभि):—[=śaṅkha-nābhi] [from śaṅkha] f. a kind of shell, [Suśruta]
2) Śaṅkhanābhī (शङ्खनाभी):—[=śaṅkha-nābhī] [from śaṅkha-nābhi > śaṅkha] f. a kind of plant or drug, [ib.; Divyāvadāna]
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.
Pali-English dictionary
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionarySaṅkhanābhi refers to: a kind of shell Vin. I, 203; II, 117.
Note: saṅkhanābhi is a Pali compound consisting of the words saṅkha and nābhi.
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
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