सांख्य

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Sanskrit [edit]

Adjective [edit]

सांख्य (sāṃkhya)

  1. numeral, relating to number
  2. relating to number (in grammar as expressed by the case-terminations etc.)
  3. rational, or discriminative

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Noun [edit]

सांख्य (sāṃkhya) m

  1. one who calculates or discriminates well, (especially) an adherent of the Samkhya doctrine
  2. name of a man
  3. patronymic of the Vedic rishi अत्रि (atri)
  4. name of Shiva

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Noun [edit]

सांख्य (sāṃkhya) n (according to some also m)

  1. Samkhya

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References [edit]

  • Sir Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit-English dictionary etymologically and philologically arranged with special reference to cognate Indo-European languages, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1898, page 1199