Vamakukshi, Vāmakukṣi, Vama-kukshi: 5 definitions
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Vamakukshi means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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 Vāmakukṣi can be transliterated into English as Vamakuksi or Vamakukshi, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryvāmakukṣi (वामकुक्षि).—f (S Left side.) Lying down (usually on the left side) for a few minutes after the daymeal; taking a sieste. v kara and sometimes hō.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishvāmakukṣi (वामकुक्षि).—f Lying down for a few minutes after the day-meal.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryVāmakukṣi (वामकुक्षि).—left side of the abdomen.
Derivable forms: vāmakukṣiḥ (वामकुक्षिः).
Vāmakukṣi is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vāma and kukṣi (कुक्षि).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryVāmakukṣi (वामकुक्षि):—[=vāma-kukṣi] [from vāma] m. the left side of the abdomen, [Siṃhāsana-dvātriṃśikā or vikramāditya-caritra, jaina recension] ([varia lectio] -pārśva).
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusVāmakukṣi (ವಾಮಕುಕ್ಷಿ):—
1) [noun] the left side of the abdomen.
2) [noun] a lying down on a mat, bed, etc. turning to one’s left (with the right side being up).
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Kukshi, Vama.
Full-text: Ripu, Abhiyojya, Nripaputra, Moksha, Kukshi.
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