Tryankata, Tryaṅkaṭa, Tri-ankata: 4 definitions

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[«previous next»] — Tryankata in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Tryaṅkaṭa (त्र्यङ्कट).—

1) three strings suspended to either end of a pole for carrying burdens.

2) a sort of collyrium.

-ṭaḥ Name of Śiva.

Derivable forms: tryaṅkaṭam (त्र्यङ्कटम्).

Tryaṅkaṭa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms tri and aṅkaṭa (अङ्कट). See also (synonyms): tryaṅgaṭa.

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

Tryaṅkaṭa (त्र्यङ्कट):—[=try-aṅkaṭa] [from try] [varia lectio] for -aṅgaṭa.

[Sanskrit to German]

Tryankata 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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