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Vankri, ղṅk: 7 definitions

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Vankri 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.

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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

ղṅk (वङ्क्र�).—[vaki-krin Uṇādi-sūtra 4.67-68]

1) A rib of an animal or building (said to be f. only by some).

2) The timber of a roof.

3) A kind of musical instrument (said to be n. also in these two senses).

Derivable forms: ṅk� (वङ्क्रिः).

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

ղṅk (वङ्क्र�).—f.

(-ṅk�) A rib. mn.

(-ṅk�-ṅkri�) 1. The wood of a thatch. 2. A kind of musical instrument. E. vaki to be crooked, ri Unadi aff.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ղṅk (वङ्क्र�).—[ṅk + ri], I. n. A rib. Ii. f. 1. The ribs of a building. 2. A sort of musical instrument.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ղṅk (वङ्क्र�).—[feminine] a rib.

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

1) ղṅk (वङ्क्र�):—[from ṅk] f. a rib, the rib of any animal (as of a horse, said to have 34 ribs, or of an ox, said to have 26, etc.), [Ṛg-veda; Brāhmaṇa; ???; Bhāgavata-purāṇa] (also f(ī). )

2) [v.s. ...] the ribs or timber of a roof, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

3) [v.s. ...] a [particular] musical instrument, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ղṅk (वङ्क्र�):�(ṅk�) 2. m. A rib; frame of a thatch; musical instrument.

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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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