Shulanka, Śūlāṅka, Shula-anka: 3 definitions
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Shulanka 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 Śūlāṅka can be transliterated into English as Sulanka or Shulanka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚūlāṅka (शूलाङ्क).—an epithet of Śiva; ये समाराध्य शूलाङ्कम् भवसायुज्यमागताः (ye samārādhya śūlāṅkam bhavasāyujyamāgatāḥ) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 1.7.46.
Derivable forms: śūlāṅkaḥ (शूलाङ्कः).
Śūlāṅka is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śūla and aṅka (अङ्क).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚūlāṅka (शूलाङ्क):—[from śūla > śūl] mfn. marked with Śiva’s spear, [Mahābhārata]
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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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Ends with: Trishulanka.
Full-text: Trishulanka.
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