Shakavriksha, Śākavṛkṣa, Shaka-vriksha: 5 definitions

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Shakavriksha 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 Śākavṛkṣa can be transliterated into English as Sakavrksa or Shakavriksha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Shakavriksha in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Śākavṛkṣa (शाकवृक्ष).—the teak tree.

Derivable forms: śākavṛkṣaḥ (शाकवृक्षः).

Śākavṛkṣa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śāka and vṛkṣa (वृक्ष).

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

Śākavṛkṣa (शाकवृक्ष).—m.

(-kṣaḥ) The Teak-tree. E. śāka the same, and vṛkṣa a tree.

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

Śākavṛkṣa (शाकवृक्ष):—[=śāka-vṛkṣa] [from śāka] m. the Teak tree, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Śākavṛkṣa (शाकवृक्ष):—[śāka-vṛkṣa] (kṣaḥ) 1. m. The teak tree.

[Sanskrit to German]

Shakavriksha 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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