Vrikshashakha, 痴峁沰峁艣腻办丑腻: 3 definitions
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Vrikshashakha 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 痴峁沰峁艣腻办丑腻 can be transliterated into English as Vrksasakha or Vrikshashakha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation痴峁沰峁艣腻办丑腻 (啶掂啶曕啶粪ざ啶距啶�) refers to the 鈥渂ranch of a tree鈥�, according to the 艢ivapur膩峁嘺 2.3.15 (鈥淭he penance and reign of T膩rak膩sura鈥�).鈥擜ccordingly, as Brahm膩 narrated: 鈥淭hen the demon T膩raka, of great strength and exploit, endowed with a lofty mind, requested permission of his mother for performing penance. [...] A hundred years he performed the penance amidst fires, a hundred years in a topsy-turvy position and a hundred years supported on the ground by the palms of his hands. O sage, a hundred years he remained with his head down and feet up clinging fast to the branch of a tree [i.e., 惫峁沰峁艣腻办丑腻鈥�惫峁沰峁sya 艣膩kh膩m膩labya] and inhaling the pure smoke of the sacrificial fire. [...]鈥�.
The Purana (啶啶班ぞ啶�, pur膩峁嘺s) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India鈥檚 vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary痴峁沰峁艣腻办丑腻 (啶掂啶曕啶粪ざ啶距啶�).鈥擺feminine] a branch of a tree.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary痴峁沰峁艣腻办丑腻 (啶掂啶曕啶粪ざ啶距啶�):鈥擺=惫峁沰峁-艣腻办丑腻] [from 惫峁沰峁] f. the branch of a tree, [Hitopade艣a]
Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), 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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