Vakshahkara, Vakṣaḥkāra, Vakshas-kara: 2 definitions
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Vakshahkara 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.
The Sanskrit term Vakṣaḥkāra can be transliterated into English as Vaksahkara or Vakshahkara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryVakṣaḥkāra (वक्षःकार).—a bag, sack.
Derivable forms: vakṣaḥkāraḥ (वक्षःकारः).
Vakṣaḥkāra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vakṣas and kāra (कार).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryVakṣaḥkāra (वक्षःकार):—[=vakṣas-kāra] [from vakṣas > vakṣ] m. a bag, sack or bag-like receptacle ([probably] for keeping valuable things, and so called from being borne upon the breast, applied to sections of Jaina works; cf. karaṇḍaka and piṭaka).
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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