Vakrakila, Vakrakīla, Vakra-kila: 2 definitions
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Vakrakila 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 dictionaryVakrakīla (वक्रकील).—a curved iron for striking an elephant.
Derivable forms: vakrakīlaḥ (वक्रकीलः).
Vakrakīla is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vakra and kīla (कील).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryVakrakīla (वक्रकील):—[=vakra-kīla] [from vakra > vaṅk] m. a curved iron for striking an elephant, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
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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