Vanamakshika, Vanamakṣikā, Vana-makshika: 6 definitions

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Vanamakshika 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 Vanamakṣikā can be transliterated into English as Vanamaksika or Vanamakshika, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Vanamakshika in Marathi glossary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

vanamakṣikā (वनमक्षिका).—f (S) A wild fly. A common term for flies as disting. from the familiar house-fly.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Vanamakshika in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Vanamakṣikā (वनमक्षिका).—a gad-fly.

Vanamakṣikā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vana and makṣikā (मक्षिका).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Vanamākṣikā (वनमाक्षिका).—f.

(-kā) A gad-fly. E. vana a wood, and mākṣikā fly.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Vanamakṣikā (वनमक्षिका):—[=vana-makṣikā] [from vana > van] f. a gad-fly, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Vanamākṣikā (वनमाक्षिका):—[vana-mākṣikā] (kā) 1. f. A gad fly.

[Sanskrit to German]

Vanamakshika in German

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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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