Strikshira, Strīkṣīra, Stri-kshira: 6 definitions
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Strikshira 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 Strīkṣīra can be transliterated into English as Striksira or Strikshira, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryStrīkṣīra (स्त्रीक्षीर).—mother's milk; आरण्यानां च सर्वेषां मृगाणां माहिषं विना । स्त्रीक्षीरं चैव वर्ज्यानि (āraṇyānāṃ ca sarveṣāṃ mṛgāṇāṃ māhiṣaṃ vinā | strīkṣīraṃ caiva varjyāni)... Manusmṛti 5.9.
Derivable forms: strīkṣīram (स्त्रीक्षीरम्).
Strīkṣīra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms strī and kṣīra (क्षीर).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryStrīkṣīra (स्त्रीक्षीर).—n.
(-raṃ) Mother's milk. E. strī, and kṣīra milk.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryStrīkṣīra (स्त्रीक्षीर).—[neuter] mother’s milk.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryStrīkṣīra (स्त्रीक्षीर):—[=strī-kṣīra] [from strī] n. mother’s milk, [Manu-smṛti v, 9.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryStrīkṣīra (स्त्रीक्षीर):—[strī-kṣīra] (raṃ) 1. n. Mother’s milk.
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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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