Shakuli, Śakuli, Śakulī: 3 definitions
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Shakuli 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 terms Śakuli and Śakulī can be transliterated into English as Sakuli or Shakuli, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Śakuli (शकुलि) refers to a type of fish (matsya) according to the Dhanvantari-nighaṇṭu 165.383-85. In the science of Āyurveda (ancient Indian healthcare), the meat of a fish is used and prepared in balanced diets. The Dhanvantarinighaṇṭu is a 10th-century medicinal thesaurus (nighaṇṭu) containing characteristics and synonyms of various herbal plants and minerals.
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Śakulī (शकुली).—[śak-ulac Uṇādi-sūtra 1.93.] A kind of fish.
See also (synonyms): śakula.
Śakulī (शकुली):—[from śakula] f. See below.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Shakuliganda, Shakulika, Shakulin, Shakulyadani, Shakulyakshaka, Shakulyakshi, Shakulyarbhaka.
Full-text: Shakulyakshaka, Shakulyakshi, Shakulyarbhaka, Shakuliganda, Shakulyadani, Cakulikar, Shakula.
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Fauna (7): Aquatic Animals < [Chapter 5 - Aspects of Nature]
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Page 40 < [Hindi-Kashmiri-English Volume 3]
Sushruta Samhita, Volume 5: Kalpasthana (by Kaviraj Kunja Lal Bhishagratna)
Some Geographical and Ethnic Data of Matsya Purana < [Purana, Volume 6, Part 2 (1964)]
Markandeya Purana (by Frederick Eden Pargiter)
Studies in the Upapuranas (by R. C. Hazra)