शंखśaṃkha

शंख (śaṃkha) is a Sanskrit word meaning the conch-shell, the bone of the forehead, the part between an elephant's tusks, a hundred billion, a kind of perfume, a military drum. Its 8 recorded definitions are grouped into 6 contexts, among them Other Puranic Figures named Śaṅkha, The Conch-Shell, A Mountain.

Meanings by context

Other Puranic Figures named Śaṅkha

2 definitions
to be killed by Krishna

The Purana Index

a mind-born son of Jaigishavya and Ekapatala who attained heaven by austerity

The Purana Index

The Conch-Shell

2 definitions
1. The conch-shell. 2. The bone of the forehead. 3. The part between an elephant's tusks. 4. A hundred billion. 5. A kind of perfume. 6. A military drum. 7. One of the nine treasures of Kubera.

Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

the conch of Vishnu

The Purana Index

A Mountain

1 definition
a mountain on the base of Mount Meru

The Purana Index

A Nāga (Serpent Deity)

1 definition
1. An eminent snake of the nether world. 2. A thousand-hooded snake.

The Purana Index

A Treasure of Kubera

1 definition
one of the eight treasures of Kubera

The Purana Index

A Yakṣa

1 definition
a Yaksha

The Purana Index

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Definitions on this page come from 2 works: The Purana Index, Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.