Shakrakashtha, Śakrakāṣṭhā, Shakra-kashtha: 2 definitions
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Shakrakashtha 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 Śakrakāṣṭhā can be transliterated into English as Sakrakastha or Shakrakashtha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚakrakāṣṭhā (शक्रकाष्ठा).—the cast.
Śakrakāṣṭhā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śakra and kāṣṭhā (काष्ठा).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚakrakaṣṭhā (शक्रकष्ठा):—[=śakra-kaṣṭhā] [from śakra > śak] f. ‘Indra’s quarter’, the east, [Dhūrtanartaka]
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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