Shakvari, Śakvarī: 3 definitions
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Shakvari 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 Śakvarī can be transliterated into English as Sakvari or Shakvari, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Śakvarī (शक्वरी):—[from śakvan > śak] a f. See below.
2) [from śak] b f. [plural] (wrongly written śakkarī or śarkarī) Name of [particular] verses or hymns ([especially] of the Mahānāmnī verses belonging to the Śākvara-Sāman), [Ṛgveda-prātiśākhya; Gobhila-śrāddha-kalpa]
3) [v.s. ...] a [particular] metre (in Vedic texts of 7 x 8 syllables, and therefore called sapta-padā, later any metre of 4 x 14 syllables e.g. the Vasanta-tilaka q.v.), [Taittirīya-saṃhitā; Kāṭhaka; Chāndogya-upaniṣad] etc.
4) [v.s. ...] [plural] water, [Atharva-veda; Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā; Gobhila-śrāddha-kalpa]
5) [v.s. ...] [dual number] the arms, [Naighaṇṭuka, commented on by Yāska ii, 4]
6) [v.s. ...] sg. a cow, [Atharva-veda; Pañcaviṃśa-brāhmaṇa] (cf. [Naighaṇṭuka, commented on by Yāska ii, 11])
7) [v.s. ...] a finger, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
8) [v.s. ...] a river, [Uṇādi-sūtra iv, 112 [Scholiast or Commentator]]
9) [v.s. ...] Name of a river, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
10) [v.s. ...] a girdle, [Kāvyādarśa iii, 149].
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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 corpusŚakvari (ಶಕ್ವರಿ):—
1) [noun] a finger.
2) [noun] the act of touching or holding with one’s fingers.
3) [noun] a waist-belt; a girdle.
4) [noun] a cow.
5) [noun] a kind of hymns (ep. of the Mahānāmni verses belonging to the Śakvara Sāma veda.
6) [noun] (pros.) a metrical verse having fourteen syllables in each line.
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)
Starts with: Shakvariprishtha, Shakvaritva.
Ends with: Atishakvari.
Full-text: Atishakvari, Shakvan, Atipada, Shakvaritva, Shakvariprishtha, Shakvara, Atishakvara, Arnavashakkari, Atishakkari, Sharkari, Cakkuvari, Aticchandas, Utsara, Mahakavya, Mahanaman, Chandomanjari, Aparajita, Kumari.
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