Shamkaravijaya, Śaṃkaravijaya: 3 definitions

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Shamkaravijaya 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 Śaṃkaravijaya can be transliterated into English as Samkaravijaya or Shamkaravijaya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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[«previous next»] — Shamkaravijaya in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Śaṃkaravijaya (शंकरविजय).—[masculine] T. of a work.

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

1) Śaṃkaravijaya (शंकरविजय):—[=śaṃkara-vijaya] [from śaṃkara > śam] m. ‘Śaṃkara’s victory’, Name of Ānanda-giri’s biography of Śaṃkarācārya (recording his controversial victories, as a Vedāntin, over numerous heretics)

2) [v.s. ...] of a fanciful life of Śaṃkarācārya (in the form of a dialogue between Cid-vilāsa and Vijñānakanda)

3) [v.s. ...] of a poem by Vyāsa-giri (describing the adventures of Śiva)

[Sanskrit to German]

Shamkaravijaya in German

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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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