Shanc, Śañc: 6 definitions

Introduction:

Shanc 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 Śañc can be transliterated into English as Sanc or Shanc, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Shanch.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Śañc (शञ्च्).—1 Ā. (śañcate) To go, move.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Ṣañc (षञ्च्).—r. 1st cl. (sañcati) To go.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Śañc (शञ्च्).—see śvañc.

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Sañc (सञ्च्).—see 2. sajj.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Śañc (शञ्च्):—[class] 1. [Ātmanepada] śaṅcate, to go, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) Sañc (सञ्च्):—[varia lectio] for √1. sajj q.v.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Ṣañc (षञ्च्):—sañcati 1. a. To go.

[Sanskrit to German]

Shanc in German

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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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