Shrinkhalaka, Śṛṅkhalaka, Shrimkhalaka: 6 definitions

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Shrinkhalaka 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 Śṛṅkhalaka can be transliterated into English as Srnkhalaka or Shrinkhalaka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Shrinkhalaka in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Śṛṅkhalaka (शृङ्खलक).—

1) A chain.

2) A camel in general.

3) An animal with clogs on his feet (to prevent him from straying); विशृङ्खलं शृङ्खलकाः प्रतस्थिरे (viśṛṅkhalaṃ śṛṅkhalakāḥ pratasthire) Ś.i.12.7.

Derivable forms: śṛṅkhalakaḥ (शृङ्खलकः).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Śṛṅkhalaka (शृङ्खलक).—m.

(-kaḥ) 1. A young camel with wooden rings or clogs on his feet. 2. A chain. E. śṛṅkhala a chain, and kan aff.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Śṛṅkhalaka (शृङ्खलक):—[from śṛṅkhala] m. a chain, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]

2) [v.s. ...] a young camel or other young animal with wooden rings or clogs on his feet (to prevent his straying), [Śiśupāla-vadha xii, 7] (cf. [Pāṇini 5-2, 79]) any camel, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Śṛṅkhalaka (शृङ्खलक):—(kaḥ) 1. m. A young camel with clogs on his feet.

[Sanskrit to German]

Shrinkhalaka in German

context information

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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Kannada-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Shrinkhalaka in Kannada glossary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Śṛṃkhalaka (ಶೃಂಖಲಕ):—

1) [noun] = ಶೃಂಖಲೆ - [shrimkhale -] 1 & 4.

2) [noun] an animal that is bound with a chain.

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Śṛṃkhaḷaka (ಶೃಂಖಳಕ):—[noun] = ಶೃಂಖಲಕ [shrimkhalaka].

context information

Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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