Vrishabhaketu, Vṛṣabhaketu, Vrishabha-ketu: 4 definitions

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The Sanskrit term Vṛṣabhaketu can be transliterated into English as Vrsabhaketu or Vrishabhaketu, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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[«previous next»] — Vrishabhaketu in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Vṛṣabhaketu (वृषभकेतु).—epithets of Śiva; पुत्रीकृतोऽसौ वृषभध्वजेन (putrīkṛto'sau vṛṣabhadhvajena) R. 2.36; Kumārasambhava 3.62.

Derivable forms: vṛṣabhaketuḥ (वृषभकेतुः).

Vṛṣabhaketu is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vṛṣabha and ketu (केतु). See also (synonyms): vṛṣabhagati, vṛṣabhadhvaja.

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

Vṛṣabhaketu (वृषभकेतु).—[adjective] & [masculine] = 2 vṛṣadhvaja.

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

Vṛṣabhaketu (वृषभकेतु):—[=vṛṣabha-ketu] [from vṛṣabha > vṛṣ] m. ‘having a bull for an emblem’, Name of Śiva, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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Vrishabhaketu 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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