Shakharanda, Śākhāraṇḍa, Shakha-randa, Shakharamda: 6 definitions
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Shakharanda 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 Śākhāraṇḍa can be transliterated into English as Sakharanda or Shakharanda, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚākhāraṇḍa (शाखारण्ड).—'a traitor to his Śākhā', a Brāhmaṇa who has changed his own school of the Vedas.
Derivable forms: śākhāraṇḍaḥ (शाखारण्डः).
Śākhāraṇḍa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śākhā and raṇḍa (रण्ड).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚākhāraṇḍa (शाखारण्ड).—m.
(-ṇḍaḥ) A Brahman who has changed his Sak'ha or peculiar school of the Vedas for another. E. śākhā a branch of the Vedas, ram to sport, ḍa aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚākhāraṇḍa (शाखारण्ड):—[=śākhā-raṇḍa] [from śākhā > śākh] m. a man who is faithless or a traitor to his Śākhā id est. a Brāhman who has deserted his own Vedic school, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.] (cf. -daṇḍa).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚākhāraṇḍa (शाखारण्ड):—[śākhā-raṇḍa] (ṇḍaḥ) 1. m. A brāhman who has changed his peculiar school of the Vedas for another.
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusŚākhāraṃḍa (ಶಾಖಾರಂಡ):—[noun] a man who deviates from the study of his branch of the vedas and studies another.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Shakha, Randa.
Full-text: Asadadhyetri, Randa.
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