Vyaghranakha, Vyāghranakha, Vyaghra-nakha: 9 definitions
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Vyaghranakha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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.
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryvyāghranakha (व्याघ्रनख).—n (S) Tiger's nails or claw. 2 An ornament for children. 3 A kind of perfume.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryVyāghranakha (व्याघ्रनख).—
1) a tiger's claw.
2) a kind of perfume.
3) a scratch, the impression of a finger-nail.
Derivable forms: vyāghranakhaḥ (व्याघ्रनखः), vyāghranakham (व्याघ्रनखम्).
Vyāghranakha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vyāghra and nakha (नख).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryVyāghranakha (व्याघ्रनख).—pl., name of a brahmanical gotra: Divyāvadāna 635.19.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryVyāghranakha (व्याघ्रनख).—nf. (-khaṃ-khī) 1. A tiger’s claw. 2. A sort of perfume. n.
(-khaṃ) 1. A kind of root. 2. A scratch or impression of the finger-nails. E. vyāghra a tiger, and nakha a nail, aff. ac .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Vyāghranakha (व्याघ्रनख):—[=vyāghra-nakha] [from vyāghra > vyā-ghrā] m. a tiger’s claw, [Horace H. Wilson]
2) [v.s. ...] Tithymalus or Euphorbia Antiquorum, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) [v.s. ...] mn. a root or a [particular] root, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) [v.s. ...] m. or n. a kind of perfume, Unguis Odoratus, [Suśruta; Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā; Bhāvaprakāśa]
5) [v.s. ...] (in this sense also f(ī). , [Horace H. Wilson])
6) [v.s. ...] n. = next, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryVyāghranakha (व्याघ्रनख):—[vyāghra-nakha] (khaṃ-khī) 1. n. Tiger’s claw, a sort of perfume. n. A scratch; a root.
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusVyāghranakha (ವ್ಯಾಘ್ರನಖ):—
1) [noun] a nail on the toes of a tiger.
2) [noun] a fragrant oil is extracted from the fragrant cus-cus grass (Vetiveria zizanioides).
3) [noun] a kind of cover with tiger-nail like projections worn about the hand by boxers.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryVyāghranakha (व्याघ्रनख):—n. 1. a tiger's claw; 2. a kind of weapon;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
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Partial matches: Nakha, Vyaghra.
Starts with: Vyaghranakhaka.
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