Ullunthana, Ulluṇṭhana: 1 definition

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Ulluṇṭhana (उल्लुण्ठन).—

1) Rolling, wallowing.

2) Irony; धीराधीरा तु सोल्लुण्ठभाषणैः खेदयेदमुम् (dhīrādhīrā tu solluṇṭhabhāṣaṇaiḥ khedayedamum) S. D.15; सोल्लुण्ठम् (solluṇṭham) ironically, often occurring as a stage-direction in plays.

Derivable forms: ulluṇṭhanam (उल्लुण्ठनम्).

See also (synonyms): ulluṇṭhā.

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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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