Vanchesha, Vāñcheśa: 2 definitions

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Vanchesha 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 Vāñcheśa can be transliterated into English as Vanchesa or Vanchesha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Vanchhesha.

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Sanskrit dictionary

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

Vāñcheśa (वाञ्छेश) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—father of Śaṅkarānanda (Ātmapurāṇa). Burnell. 31^a.

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

Vāñcheśa (वाञ्छेश):—[from vāñchā > vāñch] m. Name of a man (the father of Śaṃkarānanda), [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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