Vahitrakarna, Vahitrakarṇa: 2 definitions
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Vahitrakarna 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 dictionaryVahitrakarṇa (वहित्रकर्ण).—Name of a particular Yaga posture (in which the two legs are stretched out together in front on the ground).
Derivable forms: vahitrakarṇaḥ (वहित्रकर्णः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryVahitrakarṇa (वहित्रकर्ण):—[=vahitra-karṇa] [from vahitra > vah] m. Name of a [particular] Yoga posture (in which the two legs are stretched out together in front on the ground), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.] (cf. maraṇālasa).
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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Partial matches: Vahitra, Karna.
Full-text: Maranalasa.
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