Shankhaka, Śaṅkhaka: 7 definitions
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Shankhaka means something in Jainism, Prakrit, 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 Śaṅkhaka can be transliterated into English as Sankhaka or Shankhaka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: archive.org: TrisastisalakapurusacaritraŚaṅkhaka (शङ्खक) or Śaṅkha refers to one of the nine treasures mentioned in chapter 1.4 [ādīśvara-caritra] of Hemacandra’s 11th century Triṣaṣṭiśalākāpuruṣacaritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.
Accordingly:
“The King [Bharata] made a four days’ fast, directed toward the treasures, a guide on the path of acquisition of powers earned by former penance. At the end of the four days’ fast, the nine famous treasures approached him, each always attended by one thousand Yakṣas, Naisarpa, Pāṇḍuka, Piṅgala, Sarvaratnaka, Mahāpadma, Kāla, Mahākāla, Māṇava, Śaṅkhaka. They were mounted on eight wheels, eight yojanas high, nine yojanas broad, twelve yojanas long, their faces concealed by doors of cat’s-eye, smooth, golden, filled with jewels, marked with the cakra, sun, and moon. [...]
As their guardians, Nāgakumāra-gods with names the same as theirs, with life-periods of a palyopama, inhabited them. [...] The origin of fourfold poetry, of concerts, and dramatic art, and of all musical instruments is from the treasure Śaṅkha”.
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚaṅkhaka (शङ्खक).—A conch-shell.
-kaḥ 1 A disease of the head.
2) The temporal bone.
-kam A bracelet (made of conch-shell); प्रचलत्कलापिकलशङ्खकस्वना (pracalatkalāpikalaśaṅkhakasvanā) Śiśupālavadha 13.41.
Derivable forms: śaṅkhakaḥ (शङ्खकः), śaṅkhakam (शङ्खकम्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚaṅkhaka (शङ्खक).—n.
(-kaṃ) A bracelet, (often made of the conch-shell.) mn.
(-kaḥ-kaṃ) 1. The conch-shell. 2. Pain and heat with a puffiness in the temples and forehead. 3. The temples. E. kan or vun added to the last.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚaṅkhaka (शङ्खक).—[śaṅkha + ka], I. m. and n. 1. The conch-shell. 2. The temples, [Yājñavalkya, (ed. Stenzler.)] 3, 93. 3. Pain in the temples and forehead. Ii. n. A bracelet.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Śaṅkhaka (शङ्खक):—[from śaṅkha] mn. the conch-shell (also worn as a bracelet), [Mahābhārata]
2) [v.s. ...] m. the temporal bone, forehead, [Yājñavalkya]
3) [v.s. ...] disease of the head (pain in the forehead with heat and puffiness of the temples), [Suśruta; Śārṅgadhara-saṃhitā]
4) [v.s. ...] (with Jainas) one of the 9 treasures, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
5) [from śaṅkha] n. a bracelet (cf. above), [Horace H. Wilson]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚaṅkhaka (शङ्खक):—(kaḥ) 1. n. A bracelet. m. n. Conch shell; pain in the head; temples.
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Shankhakara, Shankhakaraka, Shankhakarna.
Full-text: Shankhika, Jhallaka, Saptanaga, Sarvaratnaka, Naisarpa, Pingala, Sarvaratna, Shankha, Panduka, Manava, Mahakala, Mahapadma, Kala.
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Charaka Samhita (English translation) (by Shree Gulabkunverba Ayurvedic Society)
Chapter 9 - Prognosis from the Dark-red coloration < [Indriyasthana (Indriya Sthana) — Section on Sensorial Prognosis]
Chapter 18 - The Three Kinds of Edema (shotha) < [Sutrasthana (Sutra Sthana) — General Principles]
Chapter 9 - Disorders affecting the Three Vital Regions in the body (trimarma-sddhi) < [Siddhisthana (Siddhi Sthana) — Section on Successful Treatment]
Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Part 17: Conquest of the nine treasures by Sagara < [Chapter IV - Conquest of Bharatavarṣa by Sagara]
Part 15: The nine treasures < [Chapter IV]
Part 4: War between Kṛṣṇa and Jarāsandha < [Chapter VII - Marriages of Śāmba and Pradyumna]
The Garuda Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter CLXXII - The Nidanam of diseases of the head < [Dhanvantari Samhita]
Chapter CXXIX - The Pratipad Vratas < [Brihaspati (Nitisara) Samhita]
Charaka Samhita and Sushruta Samhita (by Nayana Sharma)
Hygiene of the Head and Neck region < [Chapter 6]
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 22 - Śaṅkara’s Revelation of Himself to Pārvatī: Their Dialogue < [Section 1 - Kedāra-khaṇḍa]