Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A chank shell (
Turbinella pyrum ); also, a shell bracelet or necklace made in India from the chank shell.
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- noun A
chank shell (Turbinella pyrum). - noun A
bracelet ornecklace made inIndia from the chank shell.
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Examples
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And the festive note of _sankha_ mingled with the trumpet's sound,
Maha-bharata The Epic of Ancient India Condensed into English Verse Romesh Dutt 1878
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Blew his shrill and dreaded _sankha_, drove his sounding battle-car,
Maha-bharata The Epic of Ancient India Condensed into English Verse Romesh Dutt 1878
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And the sound of Arjun's _sankha_ rose above the cry of war!
Maha-bharata The Epic of Ancient India Condensed into English Verse Romesh Dutt 1878
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Beat of drum and blare of _sankha_ and the thunder of his car,
Maha-bharata The Epic of Ancient India Condensed into English Verse Romesh Dutt 1878
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Long and shrill his sounding _sankha_ then the wrathful Arjun blew,
Maha-bharata The Epic of Ancient India Condensed into English Verse Romesh Dutt 1878
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Re: SOMS, BESU-The place for "Kreatyv Beings" Re: SOMS, BESU-The place for "Kreatyv Beings" hi, i m sankha roy, want to take admission in soms besu. i m a b-tech student,90 percentile in mat. they wll call me (if shortlisted) for gd / pi. i belong to sc. is here any sc reservation? how tough will gd / pi?
unknown title 2009
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He had a crown on His head and with four hands He was holding a sankha, cakra, gada and padma - a conchshell, disk, club and lotus.
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