Sattaka, Shattaka, Śaṭṭaka, Saṭṭaka: 9 definitions

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Sattaka means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

The Sanskrit term Śaṭṭaka can be transliterated into English as Sattaka or Shattaka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Pali-English dictionary

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Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

sattaka : (nt.) a group of seven.

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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Śaṭṭaka (शट्टक).—Flour of rice mixed with water and ghee.

Derivable forms: śaṭṭakam (शट्टकम्).

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Saṭṭaka (सट्टक).—A kind of minor drama in Prākṛta; e. g. कर्पूरमञ्जरी (karpūramañjarī) see S. D.542.

Derivable forms: saṭṭakam (सट्टकम्).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Saṭṭaka (सट्टक).—n.

(-kaṃ) A sort of minor drama in Prakrit only.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

Saṭṭaka (सट्टक) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—kāvya. Rice. 244.
—[commentary] Oppert. 3065.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Śaṭṭaka (शट्टक):—n. flour of rice mixed with water and ghee, [Bhāvaprakāśa]

2) Ṣaṭṭaka (षट्टक):—m. (cf. ṣāḍava) a kind of sweetmeat, [Suśruta [Scholiast or Commentator]]

3) Saṭṭaka (सट्टक):—n. a sort of minor drama in Prākṛt (e.g. the Karpūra-mañjarī of Rāja-śekhara), [Sāhitya-darpaṇa]

4) buttermilk mixed with the juice of cumin etc. (cf. śaṭṭaka), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

5) Sattāka (सत्ताक):—[=sat-tāka] [from sat] mfn. (ifc.) = -tā (-tva n.), [Nīlakaṇṭha]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Saṭṭaka (सट्टक):—(kaṃ) 1. n. Minor drama in Prākrit.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Saṭṭaka (सट्टक) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Saṭṭa, Saṭṭaya.

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Sattaka in German

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Saṭṭaka (ಸಟ್ಟಕ):—[noun] a kind of minor drama or dance.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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