As a Hindi name
षट्कर्ण · noun · masculine
एक प्रकार की वीणा या सितार जिसमें छह कान होते हैं — Śabdasāgara
षट्कर्ण · adj
छह कानों से सुना गया । वक्ता या श्रोता के अतिरिक्त किसी तीसरे आदमी से भी सुना गया · जिसे छह् कान हों — Śabdasāgara
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
six-eared
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Gender counterpart
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Dictionary citations
ṣaṭ—karṇa mfn. six-eared, MW.
heard by six ears (said of secret counsel which has been unfortunately heard by a third person), Pañcat.; Hit.; Vet. &c.
ṣaṭ—karṇa m. a sort of lute, W.
ṣaṭkarṇa m. (-rṇaḥ) A sort of lute. E. ṣaṣ six, and karṇa an ear.
Alternative readings
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