Jalashukara, Jalaśūkara, Jala-shukara: 6 definitions

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The Sanskrit term Jalaśūkara can be transliterated into English as Jalasukara or Jalashukara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Jalaśūkara (जलशूकर).—a crocodile.

Derivable forms: jalaśūkaraḥ (जलशूकरः).

Jalaśūkara is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms jala and śūkara (शूकर).

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

Jalaśūkara (जलशूकर).—m.

(-raḥ) A crocodile. E. jala and śūkara a hog, the water-hog. jalasya śūkara iva . kummīre .

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

1) Jalasūkara (जलसूकर):—[=jala-sūkara] [from jala] m. ‘water-hog’, a crocodile, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) [v.s. ...] a hog, [Nighaṇṭuprakāśa]

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

Jalaśūkara (जलशूकर):—[jala-śūkara] (raḥ) 1. m. A crocodile.

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