Vastrotkarshana, Vastrotkarṣaṇa, Vastra-utkarshana: 2 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Vastrotkarṣaṇa can be transliterated into English as Vastrotkarsana or Vastrotkarshana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryVastrotkarṣaṇa (वस्त्रोत्कर्षण).—the act of taking off clothes.
Derivable forms: vastrotkarṣaṇam (वस्त्रोत्कर्षणम्).
Vastrotkarṣaṇa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vastra and utkarṣaṇa (उत्कर्षण).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryVastrotkarṣaṇa (वस्त्रोत्कर्षण):—[from vastra > vas] n. the act of taking off clothes, [Mahābhārata]
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: Utkarshana, Vastra.
Full-text: Utkarshana.
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