Shaphari, Sapharī, Śapharī, Saphari: 10 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Śapharī can be transliterated into English as Saphari or Shaphari, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Shafari.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Nilamata Purana: a cultural and literary studyŚapharī (शफरी).—The Bhāgavata Purāṇa describes Viṣṇu taking the form of Śapharī fish for rescuing the Vedas which had been snatched away during the deluge, by the powerful demon Hayagrīva.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexŚapharī (शफरी).—The form taken by Harī.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa VIII. 24. 9.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Source: Wisdom Library: Āyurveda and botanyŚapharī (शफरी) 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. Śapharī is a small carp which Manu saw firstly in the river and protected it. 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
Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarysapharī : (f.) a sheet fish.
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarysapharī (सफरी).—m ( H) A mariner, sailor, voyager, a seafaring person.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishsapharī (सफरी).—m A mariner, sailor.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚapharī (शफरी).—f.) [शफं राति रा-क (śaphaṃ rāti rā-ka) Tv.] A kind of small glittering fish; मोघीकर्तुं चटुलशफरोद्वर्तनप्रेक्षितानि (moghīkartuṃ caṭulaśapharodvartanaprekṣitāni) Me. 42; मनोऽस्य जह्नुः शफरीविवृत्तयः (mano'sya jahnuḥ śapharīvivṛttayaḥ) Kirātārjunīya 4.3; Śiśupālavadha 8.24; Ku. 4.39.
See also (synonyms): śaphara.
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Sapharī (सफरी).—A small glittering fish; cf. शफर (śaphara).
See also (synonyms): saphara.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Śapharī (शफरी):—[from śaphara > śapha] f. a fish or a kind of fish (See pūti-ś)
2) [v.s. ...] ebony, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) Śaphari (शफरि):—[from śapha] ([probably]) m. a small fish, [Demetrius Galanos’s Lexiko: sanskritikes, anglikes, hellenikes]
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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary1) Śapharī (शफरी) [Also spelled shafari]:—(nf) a kind of fish.
2) Sapharī (सफरी):—(a) pertaining to travel; travel; convenient during a journey.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusŚaphari (ಶಫರಿ):—
1) [noun] = ಶಫರ - [shaphara -] 1.
2) [noun] a female fish.
3) [noun] (astron.) a Southern constellation between Mensa and Carina; the Volans.
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: Shapharika, Shaphariya, Shapharyadhipa.
Ends with: Indushaphari, Kashaphari, Mushaphari, Putishaphari, Sarpashaphari.
Full-text (+1): Shaphara, Matsya, Lal saphari, Saphed saphari, Sapphara, Indushaphari, Putishaphari, Sarpashaphari, Pharpharayate, Shafari, Ushnavirya, Shapharyadhipa, Anukamp, Kancidama, Vaivasvata Manu, Manikancidama, Gandusa, Proshtha, Vihvala, Kamp.
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