Shrivrikshaka, Śrivṛkṣaka: 5 definitions

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Shrivrikshaka 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 Śrivṛkṣaka can be transliterated into English as Srivrksaka or Shrivrikshaka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

[«previous next»] — Shrivrikshaka in Purana glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

Śrivṛkṣaka (श्रिवृक्षक).—A palace; see Padmaka.*

  • * Matsya-purāṇa 269. 44.
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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.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Shrivrikshaka in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Śrīvṛkṣaka (श्रीवृक्षक).—m.

(-kaḥ) A curl or lock of hair on the chest of a horse: a various reading perhaps for śrīvatsakaḥ see śrīvatsakin .

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

Śrīvṛkṣaka (श्रीवृक्षक):—[=śrī-vṛkṣaka] [from śrī] m. a ring or curl of hair on the chest of a horse (cf. śrī-vatsa) [Scholiast or Commentator] on [Śiśupāla-vadha]

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

Śrīvṛkṣaka (श्रीवृक्षक):—[śrī-vṛkṣaka] (kaḥ) 1. m. Curl on the chest of a horse.

[Sanskrit to German]

Shrivrikshaka in German

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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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