Vanarashtaka, Vānarāṣṭaka: 3 definitions

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Vanarashtaka 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 Vānarāṣṭaka can be transliterated into English as Vanarastaka or Vanarashtaka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

1) Vānarāṣṭaka (वानराष्टक) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—eight stray verses, put into the mouth of an ape. L. 587. Rādh. 22. Printed in Ha7berlin p. 244.

2) Vānarāṣṭaka (वानराष्टक):—kāvya. Stein 73.

3) Vānarāṣṭaka (वानराष्टक):—As p. 171.

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

Vanarāṣṭaka (वनराष्टक):—[from vānara > vāna] n. Name of eight verses (supposed to be spoken by a m°).

[Sanskrit to German]

Vanarashtaka 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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