Sarshapi, Sarṣapī, Sharshapi: 5 definitions
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Sarshapi means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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 Sarṣapī can be transliterated into English as Sarsapi or Sarshapi, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionarySarṣapī (सर्षपी).—
1) A kind of wag-tail.
2) a kind of eruption of the body.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryṢarṣapī (षर्षपी).—f. (-pī) A small bird.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Sarṣapī (सर्षपी):—[from sarṣapa] f. a kind of herb, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] a [particular] eruption of the body, [Caraka]
3) [v.s. ...] a kind of small bird (said to be a species of wagtail, = khañjanikā), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryṢarṣapī (षर्षपी):—(pī) 3. f. A small bird.
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusSarṣapi (ಸರ್ಷಪಿ):—[noun] a magical art by which a thief can cause skin diseases to another.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Starts with: Sarshapika.
Full-text: Andhika, Masavarttika, Sarshapaki, Masavartika, Andhaka, Sarshapaka, Sarshapa.
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