ānakaḥ

Dictionary meanings for ānakaḥ from Apte and Monier-Williams.

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ānakaḥ

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Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1 [ānayati utsāhavataḥ karoti an-ṇic-ṇvul Tv.] A large military drum (beaten at one end), a double drum, a drum or tabor in general; paṇa- vānakagomukhāḥ sahasaivābhyahanyaṃta Bg. 1. 13.

2 The thunder-cloud. Comp. duduṃ- bhiḥ epithet of Vasudeva, father of Kṛṣṇa; cf. Hariv. vasudevo mahābāhuḥ pūrvamānakaduṃdubhiḥ. jajñe yasya prasūtasya duṃdubhyaḥ prā- ṇadandivi.. ānakānāṃ ca saṃhrādaḥ sumahānabhava- ddivi.....

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