Shakh, Śākh: 7 definitions

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Shakh means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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 Śākh can be transliterated into English as Sakh or Shakh, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Śākh (शाख्).—1 P. (śākhati) To pervade, fill completely.

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

Śākh (शाख्).—[(ṛ)śākhṛ] r. 1st cl. (śākhati) To pervade.

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

Śākh (शाख्).—i. 1, [Parasmaipada.] To pervade, to embrace.

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

1) Śākh (शाख्):—([probably] artificial; cf.ślākh) [class] 1. [Parasmaipada] śākhati, to embrace, pervade, [Dhātupāṭha v, 12.]

2) Sakh (सख्):—sakhyati (invented to serve as the source of sakhi q.v. under √1. sac).

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

Śākh (शाख्):—(ṅa) śākhate 1. d. To pervade.

[Sanskrit to German]

Shakh 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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Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Sakh in Hindi refers in English to:—(nf) credit; goodwill; reputation; trust; —[patra] letter of credit, credit note; —[utha jana/dubana/mem batta lagana] one’s credit/goodwill to be gone/liquidated, goodwill to be lost; —[umci uthana] one’s credit/goodwill to be enhanced/to go up; —[jamana] one’s credit/goodwill to be firmly established..—sakh (साख) is alternatively transliterated as Sākha.

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