Shakahara, Śākāhāra, Shaka-ahara: 6 definitions
Introduction:
Shakahara means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi. 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 Śākāhāra can be transliterated into English as Sakahara or Shakahara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Shakahar.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryśākāhāra (शाकाहार).—m (S) A vegetable diet.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚākāhāra (शाकाहार).—a vegetarian (living only on herbs &c.).
Derivable forms: śākāhāraḥ (शाकाहारः).
Śākāhāra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śāka and āhāra (आहार).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚākāhāra (शाकाहार).—adj. living upon potherbs, [Bhartṛhari, (ed. Bohlen.)] 2, 79.
Śākāhāra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śāka and āhāra (आहार).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Śākahāra (शाकहार):—[=śāka-hāra] [from śāka] [wrong reading] for śākāhāra (q.v.)
2) Śākāhāra (शाकाहार):—[from śāka] mfn. eating vegetables, living on vegetables, [Bhartṛhari]
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 dictionaryŚākāhāra (शाकाहार) [Also spelled shakahar]:—(nm) vegetarian diet/food; ~[rī] a vegetarian.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusŚākāhāra (ಶಾಕಾಹಾರ):—[noun] a food prepared using only vegetables and plant produce (as rice, seeds, etc.), without using meat, eggs, fish, etc.; a vegetarian food.
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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