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Ghunakshata, ҳṇaṣaٲ, Ghuna-kshata: 2 definitions

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Ghunakshata 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 ҳṇaṣaٲ can be transliterated into English as Ghunaksata or Ghunakshata, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Ghunakshata in Sanskrit glossary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

ҳṇaṣaٲ (घुणक्ष�).�a. worm-eaten; घुणजग्धं काष्ठमिव राजकुल� भज्येत (ṇajagdha� kāṣṭhamiva rājakula� bhajyeta) Kau. A. 1.17; श्रीनिर्मितिप्राप्तघुणक्षतैकवर्णोपमावाच्यमलं ममार्ज (śrīnirmitiprāptaṇaṣaٲikavarṇopamāvācyamala� mamārja) Śiśupālavadha 3.58.

ҳṇaṣaٲ is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ṇa and ṣaٲ (क्षत). See also (synonyms): ṇajagdha.

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

ҳṇaṣaٲ (घुणक्ष�):—[=ṇa-ṣaٲ] [from ṇa > ghu�] mfn. worm-eaten (as wood) so as to exhibit the form of a letter, [Śiśupāla-vadha iii, 58.]

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), 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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