Vanchakalpa, Vāñchākalpa: 2 definitions
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Vanchakalpa 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Vanchhakalpa.
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Sanskrit dictionary
1) Vāñchākalpa (वाञ्छाकल्प) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—[tantric] K. 50.
2) Vāñchākalpa (वाञ्छाकल्प):—[tantric] from the Sanatkumārasaṃhitā. Bd. 970.
Vāñchākalpa (वाञ्छाकल्प):—[=vāñchā-kalpa] [from vāñchā > vāñch] m. Name of [work]
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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Partial matches: Vancha, Vanca, Kalpa.
Starts with: Vanchakalpalata.
Full-text: Vanchakalpalata, Sanatkumarasamhita.
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