Avakshakha, Avākśākha, Avak-shakha: 5 definitions
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Avakshakha 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 Avākśākha can be transliterated into English as Avaksakha or Avakshakha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAvākśākha (अवाक्शाख).—[avācyaḥ śākhā asya] 'having the branches turned downwards', epithet of the sacred fig-tree (aśvattha) ऊर्ध्वमूलोऽवाक्शाखः (ūrdhvamūlo'vākśākhaḥ) Kaṭh.2.6.1.
Derivable forms: avākśākhaḥ (अवाक्शाखः).
Avākśākha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms avāk and śākha (शाख).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryAvākśākha (अवाक्शाख).—[adjective] having the branches downwards.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryAvākśākha (अवाक्शाख):—[=avāk-śākha] [from avāk > avāñc] mfn. having shoots turned downwards (as the Ficus Indica), [Kaṭha-upaniṣad]
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), 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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