Shakunasukta, Śakunasūkta, Shakuna-sukta: 2 definitions
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Shakunasukta 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 Śakunasūkta can be transliterated into English as Sakunasukta or Shakunasukta, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Śakunasūkta (शकुनसूक्त):—[=śakuna-sūkta] [from śakuna] n. the bird-hymn (perhaps, [Ṛg-veda i, 164, 20 or x, 146, 2]), [Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā]
2) Śākunasūkta (शाकुनसूक्त):—[=śākuna-sūkta] [from śākuna] n. Name of a [particular] hymn of the Ṛg-veda (= śakuna-s).
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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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The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
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