Vrikshasha, Vṛkṣaśa, Vriksha-sha: 5 definitions

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Vrikshasha 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 Vṛkṣaśa can be transliterated into English as Vrksasa or Vrikshasha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Vṛkṣaśa (वृक्षश).—a lizard.

Derivable forms: vṛkṣaśaḥ (वृक्षशः).

Vṛkṣaśa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vṛkṣa and śa (श).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Vṛkṣaśa (वृक्षश).—m.

(-śaḥ) A lizard, a chamæleon. E. vṛkṣa a tree, śī to sleep, aff. ḍa .

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

Vṛkṣaśa (वृक्षश):—[=vṛkṣa-śa] [from vṛkṣa] m. (śa said to be [from] √śī, ‘to sleep’), a lizard, a chameleon, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Vṛkṣaśa (वृक्षश):—[vṛkṣa-śa] (śaḥ) 1. m. A lizard, chameleon.

[Sanskrit to German]

Vrikshasha in German

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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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