Shankulakhanda, Śaṅkulākhaṇḍa, Shankula-khanda: 2 definitions
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Shankulakhanda 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 Śaṅkulākhaṇḍa can be transliterated into English as Sankulakhanda or Shankulakhanda, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚaṅkulākhaṇḍa (शङ्कुलाखण्ड).—a piece cut off with a pair of scissors.
Derivable forms: śaṅkulākhaṇḍaḥ (शङ्कुलाखण्डः).
Śaṅkulākhaṇḍa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śaṅkulā and khaṇḍa (खण्ड).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚaṅkulākhaṇḍa (शङ्कुलाखण्ड):—[=śaṅkulā-khaṇḍa] [from śaṅkulā > śaṅku] n. a piece cut off with a pair of nippers, [Pāṇini 6-1, 2 [Scholiast or Commentator]]
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: Sankula, Khanda.
Full-text: Khanda.
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