Alternative spellings of this word include Saikat.

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)

Source: Wisdom Library: Raj Nighantu

Saikata (सैकत) refers to “soil made up of sand”, according to the second chapter (dharaṇyādi-varga) of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu (an Ayurvedic encyclopedia). The Dharaṇyādi-varga covers the lands, soil [viz., Saikata], mountains, jungles and vegetation’s relations between trees and plants and substances, with their various kinds.

Unclassified Ayurveda definitions

Source: Wisdom Library: Āyurveda and botany

Saikata (सैकत, “arid zone”):—One of the six types of habitats (deśa).—These geographical habitats are divided according to their bhūtas. Jāṅgala has a predominance of Vāta and Pitta. Skilled physicians should account for the nature of the habitat when treating a patient. The word is used throughout Ayurvedic (India medicine) literature such as the Caraka-saṃhitā and the Suśruta-saṃhitā.

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Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Saikata (सैकत) refers to “sandy banks” (e.g., of a river), according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.7.—Accordingly, after the Goddess (Umā/Śivā) incarnated as Pārvatī by becoming the daughter of Menā:—“[...] Just as a lamp in the house is praised by leaping flames of brilliance, just as the path of the good by the Gaṅgā, so also the lord of mountains was respected on account of Pārvatī. During her childhood, the goddess played frequently on the sandy banks of the Gaṅgā [i.e., gaṅgā-saikata] in the middle of her playmates with balls and dolls. [...]”.

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The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

Sports, Arts and Entertainment (wordly enjoyments)

Source: archive.org: Syainika Sastra of Rudradeva with English Translation (art)

Saikata (सैकत) refers to “desert lands” (suitable for tracking footprints), according to the Śyainika-śāstra: a Sanskrit treatise dealing with the divisions and benefits of Hunting and Hawking, written by Rājā Rudradeva (or Candradeva) in possibly the 13th century.—Accordingly, “Hunting by the observation of footprints (padaprekṣā) is that in which animals are tracked by their footprints and killed. It is of two kinds: [śvapadaprekṣikā and pūrvaśabdita] [...] These two kinds of hunting succeed greatly in sandy deserts (saikata-prāya) or in marshy lands in the rainy season and in others with the greatest trouble”.

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This section covers the skills and profiencies of the Kalas (“performing arts”) and Shastras (“sciences”) involving ancient Indian traditions of sports, games, arts, entertainment, love-making and other means of wordly enjoyments. Traditionally these topics were dealt with in Sanskrit treatises explaing the philosophy and the justification of enjoying the pleasures of the senses.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Saikata (सैकत).—a. (-tī f.) [सिकताः सन्त्यत्र अण् (sikatāḥ santyatra aṇ)]

1) Consisting or made of sand, sandy, gravelly; तोयस्येवाप्रतिहतरयः सैकतं सेतुमोघः (toyasyevāpratihatarayaḥ saikataṃ setumoghaḥ) Uttararāmacarita 3.36.

2) Having sandy soil.

-tam 1 A sand-bank; सुरगज इव गाङ्गं सैकतं सुप्रतीकः (suragaja iva gāṅgaṃ saikataṃ supratīkaḥ) R.5.75; 5.8;1.62;13.17,62;14.76;16.21; Kumārasambhava 1.29; Ś.6.16.

2) An island with sandy shores.

3) A bank or shore (in general).

4) A heap of sand (cf. Amarachandra's com. on Ṛtusaṃhāra 2.9 'saikatinī sikatāyā vālukāyāḥ samūhaḥ saikataṃ tena yuktā'). -m. pl. Name of a family of Ṛiṣis; अन्ये चापरिमेयाश्च ब्राह्मणा वनमाश्रिताः । वैखानसा वालखिल्याः सैकताश्च तथा परे (anye cāparimeyāśca brāhmaṇā vanamāśritāḥ | vaikhānasā vālakhilyāḥ saikatāśca tathā pare) || Mahābhārata (Bombay) 12.244.2 (some take saikataḥ as a kind of vānaprastha; see saikatikaḥ).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Saikata (सैकत).—name of a Buddhist monk (who became insane): Mūla-Sarvāstivāda-Vinaya i.ix.10,16.

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

Saikata (सैकत).—mfn.

(-taḥ-tī-taṃ) Sandy in general. n.

(-taṃ) 1. A sand-bank or an island with sandy shores. E. sikatā sandy soil, and aṇ aff.

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

Saikata (सैकत).—i. e. sikatā + a, I. adj. Sandy. Ii. n. 1. A sand-bank, [Śākuntala, (ed. Böhtlingk.)] [distich] 144. 2. A bank, a shore, [Raghuvaṃśa, (ed. Stenzler.)] 5, 8.

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

Saikata (सैकत).—[feminine] ī sandy, consisting or made of sand. [neuter] ([adjective] —° [feminine] ā) sandy soil, sandbank, poss. tin.

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

1) Saikata (सैकत):—mf(ī)n. ([from] sikatā) sandy, gravelly, consisting or made of sand, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa] etc. etc.

2) m. [plural] Name of a family of Ṛṣis, [Mahābhārata]

3) n. (ifc. f(ā). ) a sandbank, sandy shore or soil, any bank or shore, [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature etc.]

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

Saikata (सैकत):—(taṃ) 1. n. A sand-bank. a. Sandy.

[Sanskrit to German]

Saikata 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.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Saikata (सैकत) [Also spelled saikat]:—(nm) sand; (a) sandy.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Saikata (ಸೈಕತ):—[adjective] containing or covered with sand; sandy.

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Saikata (ಸೈಕತ):—

1) [noun] the more or less fine debris of rocks, consisting of small, loose grains, often of quartz; sand.

2) [noun] a mound of sand in the middle of a water body.

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Saikatamani, Saikatavat, Saikateshta.

Ends with: Gangasaikata.

Full-text: Saikateshta, Saikatin, Saikatavat, Sekata, Saikat, Raya, Saikatika, Desha, Pratihan, Kshanikalinga.

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Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)

Section CCXLIV < [Mokshadharma Parva]

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Preceptors of Advaita (by T. M. P. Mahadevan)

60. The Sage of Kāñchī

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