Hemamakshika, Hemamākṣika, Heman-makshika: 3 definitions

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Hemamakshika 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 Hemamākṣika can be transliterated into English as Hemamaksika or Hemamakshika, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Hemamakshika in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Hemamākṣika (हेममाक्षिक).—pyrites.

Derivable forms: hemamākṣikam (हेममाक्षिकम्).

Hemamākṣika is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms heman and mākṣika (माक्षिक).

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

Hemamākṣika (हेममाक्षिक):—[=hema-mākṣika] [from hema > heman] n. pyrites, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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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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Kannada-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Hemamakshika in Kannada glossary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Hēmamākṣika (ಹೇಮಮಾಕ್ಷಿಕ):—[noun] any of various native metallic sulfides, as pyrite; pyrits.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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