Shashankalekha, Śaśāṅkalekhā: 4 definitions
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Shashankalekha 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 Śaśāṅkalekhā can be transliterated into English as Sasankalekha or Shashankalekha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚaśāṅkalekhā (शशाङ्कलेखा).—f.
(-khā) A digit of the moon. E. śaśāṅka, lekhā streak.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚaśāṅkalekhā (शशाङ्कलेखा).—[feminine] the lunar crescent (lit. moon-streak).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚaśāṅkalekhā (शशाङ्कलेखा):—[=śaśāṅka-lekhā] [from śaśāṅka > śaś] f. ‘m°-streak’, the lunar crescent, [Śakuntalā]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚaśāṅkalekhā (शशाङ्कलेखा):—[śaśāṅka-lekhā] (khā) 1. f. Digit of the moon.
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: Lekha, Shashanka.
Full-text: Shashilekha, Dhuksh.
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