Shankhapinda, 艢补峁卥丑补辫颈峁囜笉补: 3 definitions
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Shankhapinda 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 艢补峁卥丑补辫颈峁囜笉补 can be transliterated into English as Sankhapinda or Shankhapinda, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia艢补峁卥丑补辫颈峁囜笉补 (啶多啷嵿啶た啶｀啶�).鈥擜 n膩ga born to Ka艣yapapraj膩pati of Kadr奴. (Mah膩bh膩rata 膧di Parva, Chapter 35, Verse 23).
: Shodhganga: Kasyapa Samhita鈥擳ext on Visha Chikitsa (itihasa)艢补峁卥丑补辫颈峁囜笉补 is the name of a Serpent (sarpa) mentioned in the thirty-fifth chapter (verses 4-17) of the 膧diparva of the Mah膩bh膩rata.鈥擜ccordingly, Sauti, on being implored by 艢aunaka to name all the serpents in the course of the sarpa-sattra, tells him that it is humanly impossible to give a complete list because of their sheer multiplicity; but would name the prominent ones in accordance with their significance [e.g., 艢补峁卥丑补辫颈峁囜笉补].
The Purana (啶啶班ぞ啶�, pur膩峁嘺s) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India鈥檚 vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary艢补峁卥丑补辫颈峁囜笉补 (啶多啷嵿啶た啶｀啶�):鈥擺=艣补峁卥丑补-辫颈峁囜笉补] [from 艣补峁卥丑补] m. Name of a serpent-demon, [Mah膩bh膩rata]
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Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), 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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