Sakuntika, Sākuntika, Shakuntika, Śakuntikā, Śākuntika: 7 definitions
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Sakuntika 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 terms Śakuntikā and Śākuntika can be transliterated into English as Sakuntika or Shakuntika, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
General definition (in Hinduism)
Source: archive.org: Vedic index of Names and SubjectsŚakuntikā (शकुन्तिका) or Śakuntaka, are diminutives, meaning ‘little bird’ in the Saṃhitās.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarysākuntika : (m.) a fowler; a bird-catcher.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionarySākuntika, (fr. sakunta) a fowler, bird-catcher A. II, 207; Th. 2, 299; ThA. 227; DA. I, 162. (Page 702)
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚakuntikā (शकुन्तिका).—
1) A bird; छद्मना परिददामि मृत्यवे सौनिको गृहशकुन्तिकामिव (chadmanā paridadāmi mṛtyave sauniko gṛhaśakuntikāmiva) Uttararāmacarita 1.45.
2) A kind of bird.
3) A locust, cricket.
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Śākuntika (शाकुन्तिक).—A fowler, bird-catcher.
Derivable forms: śākuntikaḥ (शाकुन्तिकः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚakuntikā (शकुन्तिका).—f.
(-kā) A locust, a cricket. E. śakunta a bird, kan aff. of comparison.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Śakuntikā (शकुन्तिका):—[from śakuntaka > śakuna] a f. a female bird, [Ṛg-veda]
2) [from śakuna] b See śakuntaka.
3) Śākuntika (शाकुन्तिक):—[from śākuntaki] m. a fowler, bird-catcher, [Caraka]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚakuntikā (शकुन्तिका):—(kā) 1. f. Locust, cricket.
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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