Shadarca, Ṣaḍarca: 3 definitions

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Shadarca 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 Ṣaḍarca can be transliterated into English as Sadarca or Shadarca, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Shadarcha.

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Sanskrit dictionary

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

Ṣaḍarca (षडर्च).—[neuter] the number of six verses.

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

1) Ṣaḍarca (षडर्च):—[=ṣaḍ-arca] [from ṣaḍ > ṣaṣ] n. a collection of six verses, [Śāṅkhāyana-śrauta-sūtra]

2) [v.s. ...] ([probably] m.) [plural] a hymn of six verses, [Atharva-veda]

[Sanskrit to German]

Shadarca 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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