Tryakshaka, Tryakṣaka, Tri-akshaka: 5 definitions

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Tryakshaka 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 Tryakṣaka can be transliterated into English as Tryaksaka or Tryakshaka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Tryakṣaka (त्र्यक्षक).—an epithet of Śiva; शुष्कस्नायु- स्वराह्लादात्त्र्यक्षं जग्राह रावणः (śuṣkasnāyu- svarāhlādāttryakṣaṃ jagrāha rāvaṇaḥ) Pañcatantra (Bombay) 5.57.

Derivable forms: tryakṣakaḥ (त्र्यक्षकः).

Tryakṣaka is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms tri and akṣaka (अक्षक). See also (synonyms): tryakṣa.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Tryakṣaka (त्र्यक्षक).—[masculine] = [preceding] [masculine]

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

Tryakṣaka (त्र्यक्षक):—[=try-akṣaka] [from try] m. Śiva, [Śiva-purāṇa]

[Sanskrit to German]

Tryakshaka 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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