Vasukra: 3 definitions
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Vasukra 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 CatalogorumVasukra (वसुक्र) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—See Śrīvasukra.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Vasukra (वसुक्र):—[=vasu-kra] [from vasu > vas] m. Name of a Ṛṣi with the [patronymic] Aindra (author of [Ṛg-veda x, 27, 29 and part of 28])
2) [v.s. ...] of another Ṛṣi with the [patronymic] Vāsiṣṭha (author of [Ṛg-veda ix, 97, 28-30])
3) [v.s. ...] (with prefix śrī) of a grammarian, [Gaṇaratna-mahodadhi]
4) Vāsukra (वासुक्र):—mfn. composed by Vasukra, [Śāṅkhāyana-śrauta-sūtra]
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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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Starts with: Vasukrapatni.
Ends with: Shrivasukra.
Full-text: Vasukrit, Vasukarna, Vasukrapatni, Shrivasukra.
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