Vanchanatha, Vāñchānātha: 2 definitions

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Vanchanatha 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 Vanchhanatha.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Vanchanatha in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

1) Vāñchānātha (वाञ्छानाथ) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—a Kanarese Brahman, ‘who lived at Tañjore about 160 years ago’. He mentions Nānājī, Śahajī, Candrabhānu, Ānandarāya, as having died in his or before his time: Mahiṣaśataka.

Vāñchānātha has the following synonyms: Vāñcheśvara kavi, Bālakavi.

2) Vāñchānātha (वाञ्छानाथ):—Sutravṛtti jy. (?).

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

Vāñchānātha (वाञ्छानाथ):—[=vāñchā-nātha] [from vāñchā > vāñch] m. Name of two authors, [Catalogue(s)]

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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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