Sakuntaka, Śakuntaka, Shakuntaka: 8 definitions

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Sakuntaka 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 Śakuntaka can be transliterated into English as Sakuntaka or Shakuntaka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

General definition (in Hinduism)

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Source: archive.org: Vedic index of Names and Subjects

Śakuntaka (शकुन्तक) or Śakuntikā, are diminutives, meaning ‘little bird’ in the Saṃhitās.

Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

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Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Sakuntaka, =sakunta Vin. I, 137. (Page 660)

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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

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Śakuntaka (शकुन्तक).—A bird.

Derivable forms: śakuntakaḥ (शकुन्तकः).

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

Śakuntaka (शकुन्तक).—m.

(-kaḥ) A bird. f.

(-ntikā) 1. A kind of bird. 2. A locust. E. kan added to the last.

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

Śakuntaka (शकुन्तक).—[śakunta + ka], m., f. tikā, A bird, [Uttara Rāmacarita, 2. ed. Calc., 1862.] 29, 4.

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

Śakuntaka (शकुन्तक).—[masculine] ntikā [feminine] a little bird.

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

Śakuntaka (शकुन्तक):—[from śakuna] m. a small bird, [Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā; Mahābhārata]

[Sanskrit to German]

Sakuntaka 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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