Srikkan, Sṛkkan: 5 definitions
Introduction:
Srikkan 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 Sṛkkan can be transliterated into English as Srkkan or Srikkan, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)
Sṛkkan (सृक्कन्).—The place of the articulation or production of the sound व् (v).
Vyakarana (व्याकरण, vyākaraṇa) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Sṛkkan (सृक्कन्).—n.
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Sṛkkan (सृक्कन्).—n.
Sṛkkan (सृक्कन्).—n. (-kka) The corner of the mouth. E. sṛj to quit, (saliva,) kanin aff., form irr.; this word has various forms, as with a final vowel sṛkka n.
(-kkaṃ) with kvan, or kvanin, sṛkva n.
(-kvaṃ) or sṛkvan n. (-kva); with kki or kvi aff.: sṛkki n. (-kki) or sṛkvi n. (-kvi); with ini, sṛkkin n. (-kki) or sṛkvin n. (-kvi) and with ṅīṣ added, fem. form, sṛkviṇī, sṛkviṇī, &c.
Sṛkkan (सृक्कन्).—sṛkka sṛkka, sṛkvan sṛkvan, sṛkva sṛkva, i. e. sṛj + van (anomal.), n. The corner of the mouth, [Pañcatantra] 55, 7 (kkan); 262, 20 (cf. my transl.).
Sṛkkan (सृक्कन्):—(kka) 1. n. The corner of the mouth. This root has a number of other terminations.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Srikkani.
Full-text: Vishasrikkan, Srikka, Vrishasrikkin.
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