Tyaktalajja, Tyakta-lajja: 2 definitions

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Tyaktalajja 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 dictionary

Tyaktalajja (त्यक्तलज्ज).—a. shameless; ये त्विह वै वृषलीपतयो नष्टशौचाचारनियमास्त्यक्त- लज्जाः पशुचर्यां चरन्ति (ye tviha vai vṛṣalīpatayo naṣṭaśaucācāraniyamāstyakta- lajjāḥ paśucaryāṃ caranti) Bhāgavata 5.26.23.

Tyaktalajja is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms tyakta and lajja (लज्ज).

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

Tyaktalajja (त्यक्तलज्ज):—[=tyakta-lajja] [from tyakta > tyaj] mfn. abandoning shame, shameless, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa v, 26, 23.]

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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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