Trishankuka, Triśaṅkuka, Triśaṅkukā: 3 definitions

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Trishankuka 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 terms Triśaṅkuka and Triśaṅkukā can be transliterated into English as Trisankuka or Trishankuka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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[«previous next»] — Trishankuka in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Triśaṅkuka (त्रिशङ्कुक).—see Triśaṅku 1, 2.

Triśaṅkuka can also be spelled as Triśaṅkukā (त्रिशङ्कुका).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Triśaṅkuka (त्रिशङ्कुक):—[=tri-śaṅkuka] [from tri] m. a wag-tail, [Demetrius Galanos’s Lexiko: sanskritikes, anglikes, hellenikes]

2) Triśaṅkukā (त्रिशङ्कुका):—[=tri-śaṅkukā] [from tri-śaṅkuka > tri] f. See ṅku.

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Trishankuka in German

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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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