Vayubhakshana, Vāyubhakṣaṇa, Vayu-bhakshana: 5 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Vāyubhakṣaṇa can be transliterated into English as Vayubhaksana or Vayubhakshana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryVāyubhakṣaṇa (वायुभक्षण).—m.
1) one who feeds only on air (as an ascetic).
2) a snake; cf. पवनाशन (pavanāśana).
Derivable forms: vāyubhakṣaṇaḥ (वायुभक्षणः).
Vāyubhakṣaṇa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vāyu and bhakṣaṇa (भक्षण). See also (synonyms): vāyubhakṣa, vāyubhuj.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryVāyubhakṣaṇa (वायुभक्षण).—n.
(-ṇaṃ) Fasting, living on air. E. vāyu and bhakṣaṇa eating.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryVāyubhakṣaṇa (वायुभक्षण).—n. fasting.
Vāyubhakṣaṇa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vāyu and bhakṣaṇa (भक्षण).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Vāyubhakṣaṇa (वायुभक्षण):—[=vāyu-bhakṣaṇa] [from vāyu] n. the act of eating or living on air, fasting, [Horace H. Wilson]
2) [v.s. ...] m. = -bhuj, [Apte’s The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryVāyubhakṣaṇa (वायुभक्षण):—[vāyu-bhakṣaṇa] (ṇaṃ) 1. n. Fasting.
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: Bhakshana, Vayu.
Full-text: Vayupatcanam, Vayubhaksha, Vayubhuj.
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