Svalpakanka, Svalpakaṅka, Svalpa-kanka: 3 definitions
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Svalpakanka 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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionarySvalpakaṅka (स्वल्पकङ्क).—a species of heron.
Derivable forms: svalpakaṅkaḥ (स्वल्पकङ्कः).
Svalpakaṅka is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms svalpa and kaṅka (कङ्क).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionarySvalpakaṅka (स्वल्पकङ्क).—m.
(-ṅkaḥ) A small kind of heron.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionarySvalpakaṅka (स्वल्पकङ्क):—[=sv-alpa-kaṅka] [from sv-alpa] m. a species of heron (= bhūkāka), [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
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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Partial matches: Kanka, Svalpa.
Full-text: Bhukaka.
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