Vipakshas, Vipakṣas: 3 definitions
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Vipakshas 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 Vipakṣas can be transliterated into English as Vipaksas or Vipakshas, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryVipakṣas (विपक्षस्).—[adjective] going on both sides (of the chariot).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryVipakṣas (विपक्षस्):—[=vi-pakṣas] [from vi] (vi-) mfn. going on both sides (of a chariot), [Ṛg-veda]
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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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Starts with: Vipakshashula.
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The Brahmanda Purana (by G.V. Tagare)
Chapter 8 - The race of the sages: Atri and Vasiṣṭha < [Section 3 - Upodghāta-pāda]
Padarthadharmasamgraha and Nyayakandali (by Ganganatha Jha)
Text 115 < [Chapter 6a - On Qualities]