Snehaka: 3 definitions
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Snehaka 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.
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionarySnehaka (स्नेहक).—adj. (compare Pali ati-sinehaka, according to Turnour for -siniddhaka in Mahāvaṃsa 36.44, see snigdhaka; to Sanskrit sneha plus -ka, or snih-plus -aka), affectionate: Divyāvadāna 38.24, 31, replacing snigdhaka, q.v., of parallel 38.16.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Snehaka (स्नेहक):—[from snih] mfn. kind, affectionate, [Divyāvadāna]
2) [v.s. ...] causing affection, conciliating ([genitive case]), [Mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇa]
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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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Starts with: Snehakarshana, Snehakartar, Snehakartri, Snehakartrika, Snehakashtha.
Ends with: Asthisnehaka.
Full-text: Asthisnehaka, Snigdhaka.
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The Markandeya Purana (by Frederick Eden Pargiter)
Shukra Niti by Shukracharya (by Benoy Kumar Sarkar)