Gavakshaka, Ҳṣa첹, Gava-akshaka: 5 definitions
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Gavakshaka 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 Ҳṣa첹 can be transliterated into English as Gavaksaka or Gavakshaka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryҲṣa첹 (गवाक्ष�).—an air-hole.
Derivable forms: ṣa첹� (गवाक्षकः).
Ҳṣa첹 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms gava and ṣa첹 (अक्ष�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryҲṣa첹 (गवाक्ष�).—[gavāṣa + ka], m. = gavāk- ṣa 1.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Ҳṣa첹 (गवाक्ष�):—[from gava > gav] m. (= ṣa) an air-hole, loophole, round window, [Mahābhārata i, 5003; Mṛcchakaṭikā; Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā]
2) [v.s. ...] mfn. ifc. [Mahābhārata xiii. 976; Kathāsaritsāgara]
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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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Partial matches: Akshaka, Gava.
Full-text: Jalagavakshaka.
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