Shakapana, Śākapaṇa, Shaka-pana: 4 definitions
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Shakapana 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 Śākapaṇa can be transliterated into English as Sakapana or Shakapana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚākapaṇa (शाकपण).—
1) a measure equal to a handful.
2) a handful of vegetables.
Derivable forms: śākapaṇaḥ (शाकपणः).
Śākapaṇa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śāka and paṇa (पण).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚākapaṇa (शाकपण).—m.
(-ṇaḥ) A handful or similar quantity, as a measure of potherbs. E. śāka, and paṇa price.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚākapaṇa (शाकपण):—[=śāka-paṇa] [from śāka] m. a handful of vegetables etc., a measure equal to a h°, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚākapaṇa (शाकपण):—[śāka-paṇa] (ṇaḥ) 1. m. A handful of potherbs.
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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