Hiranyaka, ᾱṇy첹: 4 definitions
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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryᾱṇy첹 (हिरण्य�).—Eagerness for gold.
Derivable forms: ṇy첹� (हिरण्यकः).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionaryᾱṇy첹 (हिरण्य�).—[hiraṇya + ka], m. A proper name, [ᾱٴDZ貹ś] 28, 8, M. M.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) ᾱṇy첹 (हिरण्य�):—[from ṇa] m. eagerness for gold, [Pāṇini 5-2, 65]
2) [v.s. ...] Name of a king of the mice, [ᾱٴDZ貹ś]
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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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Starts with: Hiranyakaksha, Hiranyakakshya, Hiranyakamadhenu, Hiranyakamadhenudana, Hiranyakamadhenudanaprayoga, Hiranyakamadhenuprayoga, Hiranyakamvarsha, Hiranyakantha, Hiranyakara, Hiranyakarna, Hiranyakartar, Hiranyakartri, Hiranyakashapa, Hiranyakashipu, Hiranyakashipucchedin, Hiranyakashipudarana, Hiranyakashipuhan, Hiranyakavaca, Hiranyakavacodbhava.
Full-text: Hitopadesha, Vipracitti, Aho, Shveta.
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Panchatantra: A reflex of Arthashastra (by M. N. Indrani)
Summary of Chapter 2—Mitrasamprapti (Aquisition of Friends) < [Chapter 3 - Contents of the Panchatantra]
Contents of Panchatantra < [Chapter 1 - A survey of the Niti-Katha-Sahitya]
The concept of Mitra (Friend) < [Chapter 4 - Arthashastra and Panchatantra—a comparison]
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section VI < [Jambukhanda Nirmana Parva]
Samarangana-sutradhara (Summary) (by D. N. Shukla)
Matsya Purana (critical study) (by Kushal Kalita)
Part 3b - Tīrthas recommended for Śrāddhas < [Chapter 8 - Geographical data in the Matsyapurāṇa]
Gautami Mahatmya (by G. P. Bhatt)