Sharirabandhaka, Śarīrabandhaka, Sharira-bandhaka: 4 definitions
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Sharirabandhaka 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 Śarīrabandhaka can be transliterated into English as Sarirabandhaka or Sharirabandhaka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚarīrabandhaka (शरीरबन्धक).—a hostage.
Derivable forms: śarīrabandhakaḥ (शरीरबन्धकः).
Śarīrabandhaka is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śarīra and bandhaka (बन्धक).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚarīrabandhaka (शरीरबन्धक).—m.
(-kaḥ) A hostage. E. śarīra, bandhaka a pledge.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚarīrabandhaka (शरीरबन्धक):—[=śarīra-bandhaka] [from śarīra] m. ‘personal pledge’, a hostage, [Horace H. Wilson]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚarīrabandhaka (शरीरबन्धक):—[śarīra-bandhaka] (kaṃ) 1. n. A hostage.
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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