Tikshnashringa, Tīkṣṇaśṛṅga: 5 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Tīkṣṇaśṛṅga can be transliterated into English as Tiksnasrnga or Tikshnashringa, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexTīkṣṇaśṛṅga (तीक्ष्णशृङ्ग).—A commander of Bhaṇḍa to aid Viṣaṅga;1 was killed by Sarvamangalikānityā.2
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryTīkṣṇaśṛṅga (तीक्ष्णशृङ्ग).—[adjective] sharp-horned.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryTīkṣṇaśṛṅga (तीक्ष्णशृङ्ग):—[=tīkṣṇa-śṛṅga] [from tīkṣṇa] mfn. (ṇa-) sharp-horned, [Atharva-veda xix, 50, 2]
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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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Partial matches: Tikshna, Shringa.
Full-text: Tikshnashringi.
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