Shuddhavishkambhaka, Śuddhaviṣkambhaka, Shuddha-vishkambhaka: 2 definitions

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Shuddhavishkambhaka 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 Śuddhaviṣkambhaka can be transliterated into English as Suddhaviskambhaka or Shuddhavishkambhaka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Śuddhaviṣkambhaka (शुद्धविष्कम्भक).—(in drama.) a pure interlude (in which only speakers of saṃskṛta take part).

Derivable forms: śuddhaviṣkambhakaḥ (शुद्धविष्कम्भकः).

Śuddhaviṣkambhaka is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śuddha and viṣkambhaka (विष्कम्भक).

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

Śuddhaviṣkambhaka (शुद्धविष्कम्भक):—[=śuddha-viṣkambhaka] [from śuddha > śundh] m. (in [dramatic language]) a pure interlude (in which only speakers of Sanskṛt take part, such as that between the second and third act of the Śakuntalā; opp. to saṃkīrṇa-v q.v.), [Bharata-nāṭya-śāstra]

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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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