Shakan, Ṣākan, Śakan, Sakaṉ: 8 definitions

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Shakan means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Tamil. 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 Ṣākan and Śakan can be transliterated into English as Sakan or Shakan, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)

Ṣākan (षाकन्).—A krt affix applied to the roots जल्प्, भिक्ष् कुट्ट्, लुण्ट् (jalp, bhikṣ kuṭṭ, luṇṭ) and वृ (vṛ) in the sense of an agent, the mute letter ष् () signifying the addition of the fem. affix ङीष् (ṅīṣ) e.g. जल्पाकः, भिक्षाकः (jalpākaḥ, bhikṣākaḥ) etc.; fem. base जल्पाकी, वराकी (jalpākī, varākī). etc.; cf. P. III. 2.155.

Source: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammar
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Vyakarana (व्याकरण, vyākaraṇa) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Śakan (शकन्).—n. Ordure, feces, especially of animals; (this word has no forms for the first five inflections, and is optionally substituded for śakṛt after acc. dual).

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Śakan (शकन्).—n.

(-kā) Animal-dung; this word has no forms for the first five cases; according to some this is not a separate word but a substitute for śakṛt .

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

Śakan (शकन्).—see śakṛt.

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

Śakan (शकन्).—[neuter] dung (cf. śakṛt).

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Śakan (शकन्).—[neuter] dung (cf. śakṛt).

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

Śakan (शकन्):—See śakṛt, [column]3.

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

[Sanskrit to German]

Shakan 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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Tamil dictionary

Sakaṉ (ஸகன்) noun See ஸகா. [saga.]

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon
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Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.

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