Shankhadhma, Śaṅkhadhmā, Śaṅkhadhma, Shankha-dhma: 8 definitions
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Shankhadhma means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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 terms Śaṅkhadhmā and Śaṅkhadhma can be transliterated into English as Sankhadhma or Shankhadhma, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryśaṅkhadhmā (शंखध्मा).—m (śaṅkhadhma S Blower of the conch.) An opprobrious designation or term for an unlettered and rude fellow.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚaṅkhadhma (शङ्खध्म) or Śaṅkhadhmā (शङ्खध्मा).—m. a shell-blower, conchblower; शङ्खस्य तु ग्रहणेन शङ्खध्मस्य वा शब्दो गृहीतः (śaṅkhasya tu grahaṇena śaṅkhadhmasya vā śabdo gṛhītaḥ) BriUp.2.4.8.
Derivable forms: śaṅkhadhmaḥ (शङ्खध्मः).
Śaṅkhadhma is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śaṅkha and dhma (ध्म).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚaṅkhadhma (शङ्खध्म).—m.
(-dhmaḥ) A shell-blower. E. śaṅkha a conch, and dhma who blows.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚaṅkhadhma (शङ्खध्म).—[śaṅkha-dhma] (vb. dhmā), m. A shell-blower.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚaṅkhadhma (शङ्खध्म).—[masculine] shell-blower.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Śaṅkhadhma (शङ्खध्म):—[=śaṅkha-dhma] [from śaṅkha] m. a shell-blower, one who plays on the conch or horn, [Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa]
2) Śaṅkhadhmā (शङ्खध्मा):—[=śaṅkha-dhmā] [from śaṅkha] m. idem, [Vopadeva]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚaṅkhadhma (शङ्खध्म):—[śaṅkha-dhma] (dhmaḥ) 1. m. A shell-blower.
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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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