Sakkara, Sakkāra, Shakkara, Śakkara, Śākkara: 13 definitions
Introduction:
Sakkara means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, Jainism, Prakrit, Hindi, biology. 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 Śakkara and Śākkara can be transliterated into English as Sakkara or Shakkara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Shakkar.
In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper NamesSee Sakkhara.
Theravāda is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).
India history and geography
Source: Ancient Buddhist Texts: Geography of Early BuddhismSakkara (सक्कर) is the name of ancient Śākya village in the vicinity of Kapilavatthu: an ancient locality situated in Majjhimadesa (Middle Country) of ancient India, as recorded in the Pāli Buddhist texts (detailing the geography of ancient India as it was known in to Early Buddhism).—Kapilavatthu the capital of the Śākya country, named after the Ṛṣi Kapila. The Lalitavistara calls [Kapilavatthu as] Kapilavastu and sometimes Kapilapura or Kapilāhvayapura. According to Yuan Chwang it was about 500 li south-east from the neighbourhood of Srāvastī. Besides Kapilavastu there were also other Śākya towns: Cātumā, Sāmagāma, Ulumpā, Devadaha, Sakkara, Sīlavatī and Khomadussa.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Shakkara in India is the name of a plant defined with Saccharum officinarum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Saccharum fragile Cuzent & Pancher ex Drake (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Grasses of Ceylon (1956)
· Grasses of Burma (1960)
· Flore des Antilles (1808)
· Plantae Javanicae Rariores (1848)
· Öfversigt af Förhandlingar: Kongl. Svenska VetenskapsAkademien (1855)
· USDA Handb. (1958)
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This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarysakkāra : (m.) honour; hospitality.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionarySakkāra, (fr. sat+kṛ) hospitality, honour, worship Vin. I, 27, 183; A. II, 203; J. I, 63; II, 9, 104; Dh. 75; Miln. 386; Dhs. 1121; Vism. 270; SnA 284; VbhA. 466. °ṃ karoti to pay reverence, to say goodbye DhA. I, 398. Cp. lābha. (Page 661)
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 dictionaryŚakkara (शक्कर).—A bull; Hch.6.
Derivable forms: śakkaraḥ (शक्करः).
See also (synonyms): śakkari.
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Śākkara (शाक्कर).—An ox.
Derivable forms: śākkaraḥ (शाक्करः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚakkara (शक्कर).—m.
(-raḥ) A bull. f. (-rī) 1. A river. 2. A zone, a girdle. 3. A form of metre, a stanza of four lines of fourteen syllables each. 4. A woman of an impure caste; it is also read śakvara, q. v.
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Śākkara (शाक्कर).—m.
(-raḥ) An ox. n.
(-raṃ) A form of metre. E. śakkara, and añ aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚakkara (शक्कर).—and śakvara śakvara, i. e. śak + van + a (with r for n), I. m. A bull. Ii. f. rī, 1. A zone, a girdle. 2. A woman of impure caste.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Śakkara (शक्कर):—rī See śakvara, rī.
2) Śākkara (शाक्कर):—See śākvara, [column]3.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Śakkara (शक्कर):—(raḥ) 1. m. A bull. f. (rī) A river; a girdle; woman of impure caste; a metre.
2) Śākkara (शाक्कर):—(raḥ) 1. m. An ox. n. Name of a metre.
[Sanskrit to German]
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 dictionaryŚakkara (शक्कर) [Also spelled shakkar]:—(nf) see [śakara].
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Prakrit-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary1) Sakkara (सक्कर) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Śarkara.
2) Sakkarā (सक्करा) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Śarkarā.
3) Sakkāra (सक्कार) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Satkāra.
4) Sakkāra (सक्कार) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Saṃskāra.
5) Sakkāra (सक्कार) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Satkāra.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Sakkaraikalli, Sakkarakkalli, Sakkarana, Sakkaranatem, Shakkara-kkanikkai.
Ends with: Katasakkara, Labhasakkara, Parisakkara, Sahasakkara.
Full-text (+17): Sharkara, Shakvara, Nattu shakkara, Rap shakkara, Samskara, Ghee, Shakkar, Shakkara-kkanikkai, Shakvan, Satkara, Katasakkara, Shakkari, Asanivicakka, Kushakkanam, Manana, Imhotep, Saqqara, Sakkhara, Upaddha Sutta, Siloka.
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