Lankaka, Laṅkaka: 2 definitions
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Lankaka 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.
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus CatalogorumLaṅkaka (लङ्कक) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—abbreviation of Alaṃkāra, the brother of Maṅkha. Śrīkaṇṭhacarita 25, 15.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryLaṅkaka (लङ्कक):—[from laṅka] m. abridged Name of Alaṃ-kāra (brother of Maṅkha, minister of Jaya-siṃha of Kaśmīra, 1129-1150), [Śrīkaṇṭha-carita]
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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Starts with: Lankakala, Lankakanda, Lankakayani.
Ends with: Apakalankaka.
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The backdrop of the Srikanthacarita and the Mankhakosa (by Dhrubajit Sarma)
Part 6 - Maṅkhaka: his genealogy and date < [Chapter I - Introduction]
Part 5 - Śrīkaṇṭhacarita - Summary of contents < [Chapter II - The Śrīkaṇṭhacarita]