Shankhanakha, Śaṅkhanakha, Shankha-nakha, Shamkhanakha: 7 definitions
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Shankhanakha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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 Śaṅkhanakha can be transliterated into English as Sankhanakha or Shankhanakha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaŚaṅkhanakha (शङ्खनख).—A nāga that lives in the court of Varuṇa worshipping the latter. (Sabhā Parva, Southern text, Chapter 9).
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚaṅkhanakha (शङ्खनख).—A small conch or shell.
Derivable forms: śaṅkhanakhaḥ (शङ्खनखः).
See also (synonyms): śaṅkhanaka.
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Śaṅkhanakha (शङ्खनख).—a kind of aquatic animal, snail; लग्नैः शङ्खनखैः (lagnaiḥ śaṅkhanakhaiḥ) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 13.5.2.
Derivable forms: śaṅkhanakhaḥ (शङ्खनखः).
Śaṅkhanakha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śaṅkha and nakha (नख).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚaṅkhanakha (शङ्खनख).—m.
(-khaḥ) 1. A small shell. 2. A perfume, commonly nakhī. E. śaṅkha a conch, nakha the nail.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Śaṅkhanakha (शङ्खनख):—[=śaṅkha-nakha] [from śaṅkha] m. a kind of snail, [Mahābhārata; Vāsavadattā]
2) [v.s. ...] the shell of the Trochus Perspectivus, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
3) [v.s. ...] the perfume called Nakhi (Unguis Odoratus) or another kind of perfume, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚaṅkhanakha (शङ्खनख):—[śaṅkha-nakha] (khaḥ) 1. m. A small shell.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusŚaṃkhanakha (ಶಂಖನಖ):—[noun] = ಶಂಬುಕ - [shambuka -] 1 & 2.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Nakha, Shankha.
Full-text: Shankhanaka, Koshastha, Shukti.
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