Sharada, Sara-da, Śāradā, Śārada, Śaradā, Sāradā, Sārada, Sarada: 37 definitions
Introduction:
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The Sanskrit terms Śāradā and Śārada and Śaradā can be transliterated into English as Sarada or Sharada, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)
Śarada (शरद) refers to the “autumn season” in the traditional Indian calendar, and consists of the months Aśvin and Kārtika, according to the second chapter (dharaṇyādi-varga) of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu (an Ayurvedic encyclopedia). The physician (bhiṣaj) should pay attention to the seasonal (ṛtu) factor in the use of medicinal drugs. Accordingly, “the bulbous roots in winter season, other roots in cold season and flowers during spring season are supposed to contain better properties. The new leaves or shoots in summer and the drugs, which grow in mud, like Lotus etc., should be used in autumn season (śarada)”.
Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)
Śārada (शारद) refers to the “autumn season” (during which time a specific regimen is suggested for elephants), according to the 15th century Mātaṅgalīlā composed by Nīlakaṇṭha in 263 Sanskrit verses, dealing with elephantology in ancient India, focusing on the science of management and treatment of elephants.—[Cf. chapter 11, “36. Rice with abundant blossoms and plentiful sap up to the neck, a cool place, beans to be administered with their flowers along with māṣa (another bean), and makuṣṭa (another bean, Phaseolus aconitifolius) and the like, and wheat; bathing in water every day, and in the evening the same; food with boiled milk enriched with ghee and (meat) broth—this is the regimen for autumn (śārada) [śārado'yaṃ vidhiḥ]”.
Agriculture (Krishi) and Vrikshayurveda (study of Plant life)
Śārada (शारद) refers to the “autumn blossoming” type of Puṣpas (“flower”); and represents a technical term related to the morphology branch of “plant science”, which ultimately involves the study of life history of plants, including its origin and development, their external and internal structures and the relation of the members of the plant body with one another.—The vṛkṣāṅga-sūtrīya-adhyāya, i.e., the chapter of the bījotpatti-kāṇḍa of Parāśara’s Vṛkṣāyurveda deals with various parts of plants. [...] The flower (puṣpa) has four parts—calyx (bāhyadala), corolla (antardala), androecium (pum-aṅga) and gynoecium (dayita-aṅga). [...] Various shapes, colours etc. of flowers are denoted by different synonyms such as śārada (Blossoming in autumn), [...].
Unclassified Ayurveda definitions
Śārada (शारद) is a Sanskrit word for a variety of rice (ṣaṣṭika) which is said to have a superior quality, according to Caraka in his Carakasaṃhitā sūtrasthāna (chapter 27), a classical Ayurvedic work. The literal translation of the word is “produced/growing in autumn”. The plant Śārada is part of the Śūkadhānyavarga group of medicinal plants, referring to the “group of awned grains”. Caraka defined such groups (vargas) based on the dietic value of the plant. Śārada is said to be cold, unctuous, non-heavy, promoting the stability of and alleviates the three doṣas.
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.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Śāradā (शारदा) is the name of a Brahmin girl and devotee of Śiva, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.5.25 (“Prayer by the gods”).—Accordingly, as the Gods said to Śiva: “[...] The Brahmin girl Śāradā who had become a widow in childhood, was fortunate to regain her lost husband and was blessed with sons, thanks to the power of devotion to you. Binduga, a Brahmin only in name, a harlot monger and his wife Cañculā attained great salvation on hearing your glory. [...]”.
Śāradā (शारदा).—A name of Yogamāyā.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa X. 2. 12.
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.
Kavya (poetry)
1) Śārada (शारद) in Sanskrit refers to 1) “autumnal”, or 2) “able”, “clever”, and is mentioned in the Naiṣadha-carita 9.14.—Narahari and Nārāyaṇa explain the word as nipuṇa. The latter explains it also as śāra + da = hiṃsāprada (“malevolent”). The word means also “diffident” or “shy”, and this meaning is implied in Naiṣadhacarita verse 1.20 (see notes).
2) Saraḍa (सरड) is Prakrit for Saraṭa, which refers to a “lizard”, and is mentioned in the Naiṣadha-carita 18.148; 16.52.
Kavya (काव्य, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry’ and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry’.
Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
Śarada (शरद) refers to the “autumn” season and represents the months Bhādrapadā to Kārtika (mid September to mid November) and is one of the six “seasons” (ṛtu).—According to the Vedic calendar, there are six different seasons, which correspond to the twelve months of the year.
Vaishnava (वैष्णव, vaiṣṇava) or vaishnavism (vaiṣṇavism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (‘ten avatars of Vishnu’).
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Śarada (शरद) refers to the months October and November, according to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā (chapter 3), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Varāhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiṣa).—Accordingly, “If in Śiśira (February, March) the sun be of copper colour or red black, if, in Vasanta (April, May), blue crimson, if, in Grīṣma (June, July), slightly white and of gold color, if, in Varṣā (August, September), white, if, in Śarada (October, November), of the colour of the centre of the lotus, if, in Hemanta (December, January), of blood color, mankind will be happy. If, in Varṣā (August, September), the rays of the sun be soft, mankind will be happy even though the sun should be of any of the colors mentioned above”.
Jyotisha (ज्योतिष, jyotiṣa or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomy’ or “Vedic astrology” and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.
Gitashastra (science of music)
Śāradā (शारदा) refers to one of the Forty-nine kinds of Tānas (in Indian music), according to the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa, an ancient Sanskrit text which (being encyclopedic in nature) deals with a variety of cultural topics such as arts, architecture, music, grammar and astronomy.—Tāna refers to “that which spreads” (being dependent on mūrcchanā), according to the Nāṭyaśāstra. In the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa, only forty nine kinds of tānas are accepted under three grāmas viz., madhyama, ṣaḍja and gāndhāra. The ṣaḍjagrāma contains twenty tānas [e.g., śāradā].
Gitashastra (गीतशास्त्र, gītaśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian science of Music (gita or samgita), which is traditionally divided in Vocal music, Instrumental music and Dance (under the jurisdiction of music). The different elements and technical terms are explained in a wide range of (often Sanskrit) literature.
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Sāradā (सारदा) or Sāradātantra refers to one of the Tantras mentioned in the Mahāmokṣa-Tantra, a Sanskrit manuscript collected in volume 12 of the catalogue “Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (second series)” by Mahamahopadhyaya Haraprasad Shastri.—The Mahāmokṣatantra manuscript, consisting of 3,024 ślokas (metrical verses), is deposit: Dhaka, Vikramapura Majhapada, Babu Rasavihari Raya. It deals with the salvation, cosmogony (i.e., the order of cosmic regions) and contains a bibliography of Tantric literature.—The catalogue includes the term—Sāradā in its ‘subject-matter list’ or Viṣaya (which lists topics, chapters and technical terms).
Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Śāradā (शारदा) refers to one of the “thousand names of Kumārī”, as mentioned in the Kumārīsahasranāma, which is included in the 10th chapter of the first part (prathamabhāga) of the Rudrayāmala-Uttaratantra: an ancient Tantric work primarily dealing with the practice of Kuṇḍalinī-yoga, the worship of Kumārī and discussions regarding the Cakras. This edition is said to be derived of the Rudrayāmalatantra and consists of 6000 verses in 90 chapters (paṭalas) together with the Saralā-Hindīvyākhyopetam (i.e., the Rudrayamalam Uttaratantram with Sarala Hindi translation).—Śāradā is mentioned in śloka 1.10.145.—The chapter notes that one is granted the rewards obtained by reciting the text even without the performance of pūjā (worship), japa, snāna (bathing) and puraścaryā
Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
Shilpashastra (iconography)
Śāradā (शारदा) or Śāradādevī is another name for Devī-Lalitā or Catuṣṣaṣṭikalādevī: a form of Devī whose Pratimālakṣaṇa (Śakti-based iconographical details) are discussed in verse 1.91 of the Śrītattvanidhi of Śrī Kṛṣṇarāja Uḍaiyar (in its Tañcāvūr Sarasvatī Mahal Library edition).—Devī-Lalitā is the Cosmic Mistress (Śrīmahārājyā Lalitāsahasranāma 2). She is the Mistress of Sixty-four Arts (Śrītattvanidhi 1.91); cf. Kalāvatī (Lalitāsahasranāma 327) and Kalānidhi (Lalitāsahasranāma 797). [...] She is named Śāradādevī; the manifestation of Mahā-Sarasvatī (Devīmāhātmya, Invocation ‘Uttamacaritram’; Śrītattvanidhi 1.5) and also Vedic Vākdevī (Liebert 1986: 315, 326; Tamil Nāmakkal in Cilappatikāram 22, ‘Veṇpā’), Vāgīśvarī (Śrītattvanidhi 1.131), Vāṇī (ga-kāra-devatā, Śrītattvanidhi 1.207), and Śuddha-Vidyā (Lalitāsahasranāma 25).
Shilpashastra (शिल्पशास्त्र, śilpaśāstra) represents the ancient Indian science (shastra) of creative arts (shilpa) such as sculpture, iconography and painting. Closely related to Vastushastra (architecture), they often share the same literature.
In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
1. The name of Sariputta in the time of Anomadassi Buddha. DhA.i.89; but see Ap.i.21, where he is called Suruci.
2. An ascetic who, with his large following, was converted by Padumuttara Buddha. BuA.160.
Theravāda is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).
India history and geography
Saradā (सरदा) (also: Sarinda) refers to a Traditional Stringed Instrument (tat vad) in Sikh music, also known as Gurbani Sangeet.—The Sikh Gurus specifically promoted the stringed instruments for playing their compositions. Saranda was created and played by Guru Arjan Dev.
Sāradā.—name of the alphabet which developed out of late Brāhmī and was prevalent in the Kashmir region. Note: sāradā is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
Śāradā (शारदा) or Śāradātantra is the name of a Tantra categorized as “Rathakrānta”, and is mentioned in a (further unknown) book in the possession of Kamlesh Punyark [=Śrī Kamaleśa Puṇyārka or श्री कमलेश पुण्यार्क].—This book contains a detailed discussion of the basics of Tantra and opens with a list of three times sixty-four Tantras. One such text is the शारदा-तन्त्रम् [śāradā-tantram] or शारदा [śāradā].
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Biology (plants and animals)
Sharada [शारदा] in the Sanskrit language is the name of a plant identified with Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn. from the Nelumbonaceae (Lotus) family having the following synonyms: Nelumbium speciosum. For the possible medicinal usage of sharada, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.
1) Sarada in India is the name of a plant defined with Alstonia scholaris in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Chonemorpha malabarica (Lam.) G. Don (among others).
2) Sarada is also identified with Amaranthus caudatus It has the synonym Galliaria patula Bubani (etc.).
3) Sarada is also identified with Ichnocarpus frutescens It has the synonym Beluttakaka malabarica (Lam.) Kuntze (etc.).
4) Sarada is also identified with Indigofera tinctoria It has the synonym Indigofera bergii Vatke (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Acta Facultatis Rerum Naturalium Universitatis Comenianae, Botanica (1987)
· Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society (1993)
· Journal of Biosciences (1993)
· Fitoterapia. (2003)
· Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden (1967)
· Biological and Pharmaceutical Bulletin
If you are looking for specific details regarding Sarada, for example pregnancy safety, chemical composition, extract dosage, health benefits, side effects, diet and recipes, have a look at these references.
This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
sarada : (m.) the autumn; a year. || sārada (adj.), autumnal.
Sārada, (adj.) (Vedic śārada, fr. śarad autumn (of Babyl. origin? cp. Assyr. šabātu corn month)) autumnal, of the latest harvest, this year’s, fresh A. III, 404=D. III, 354 (bījāni fresh seeds); A. I, 135, 181 (badara-paṇḍu); S. III, 54; V, 380; Miln. 255; Dh. 149 (but at this passage explained as “scattered by the autumn winds” DhA. III, 112).—asārada stale, old D. II, 353; S. V, 379. Fig. sārada unripe, not experienced, immature (see sārajja shyness), opp. visārada (der. vesārajja) experienced, wise, selfconfident; vīta-sārada id. (e.g. A. II, 24; It. 123). - Note: At K. S. III, 46 (=S. III, 54) s. is wrongly taken as sāra+da, i.e. “giving sāra”; but seeds do not give sāra: they contain sāra (cp. sāravant). The C explanation as sār-ādāyin is nearer the truth, but of course not literal; °da is not ā+°da, Moreover, the fig. meaning cannot be reconciled with this explanation. (Page 706)
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Sarada, (Vedic śarad (f.) traces of the cons. decl. only in Acc. pl. sarado sataṃ “100 autumns” J. II, 16) autumn, the season following on the rains Sn. 687; Vv 352. °-samaya the autumn season D. II, 183; M. I, 115; A. IV, 102; V, 22; It. 20; S. I, 65; III, 141, 155; V, 44; VvA. 134, 161. (Page 698)
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
śārada (शारद) [or शारदीय नवरात्र, śāradīya navarātra].—n (S) A festival in the light half of ashwin from the first to the ninth.
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sarada (सरद).—f ē ( P) Properly, a frontier or a border-country, but, popularly, a direction, quarter, side, region. Ex. yandā dakṣiṇēcē saradēsa parjanya paḍalā nāhīṃ mhaṇūna tī sa0 buḍālī. Also the border or boundary (of a field, hill, estate &c.) 2 A line or row (as of houses, hills, trees).
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sarada (सरद).—a (śarada S through P) Cold, chill, damp, raw;--as a climate, weather, air, place. 2 Cooling, refrigerant;--as a medicine or an article of food. sa0 hōṇēṃ or manānta sa0 hōṇēṃ To conceive or to bear offence at; to be cold towards.
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saradā (सरदा) [or धा, dhā].—f (Vulgar for śraddhā) Worship or adoration. 2 Liking, fondness for, desire after.
śārada (शारद) [or śāradīya navarātra, or शारदीय नवरात्र].—n A festival in āśvina śuddha from the first to the tenth.
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sarada (सरद).—f A frontier. A line. a Cold.
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
Śaradā (शरदा).—
1) Autumn.
2) A year.
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Śārada (शारद).—a. [śaradi bhavam aṇ]
1) Belonging to autumn, autumnal; (the f. is śāradī in this sense); विमलशारद- चन्दिरचन्द्रिका (vimalaśārada- candiracandrikā) Bv.1.113; R.1.9; Manusmṛti 6.11; मेघः शारद एव काशधवलः पानीयरिक्तोदरः (meghaḥ śārada eva kāśadhavalaḥ pānīyariktodaraḥ) Subhāṣ.
2) Annual.
3) New, recent; P.VI.2.9.
4) Young, fresh.
5) Modest, shy, bashful.
6) Diffident, not bold.
7) Able, clever; शिखीब शारदः (śikhība śāradaḥ) N.9.14.
-daḥ 1 A year.
2) An autumnal sickness.
3) Autumnal sunshine.
4) A kind of kidneybean.
5) The Bakula tree.
-dī 1 The full-moon day in the month of Āśvina (or Kārtika).
2) Alstonia Scholaris (Mar. sātavīṇa).
-dam 1 Corn, grain.
2) The white lotus.
-dā 1 A kind of Vīṇā or lute.
2) Name of Durgā.
3) Of Sarasvatī; (śaratkāle pūrā yasmānnavamyāṃ bodhitā suraiḥ | śāradā sā samākhyātā pīṭhe loke ca nāmataḥ ||; likhati yadi gṛhītvā (lekhanīṃ) शारदा सार्वकालम् (śāradā sārvakālam) Śiva mahimna 32. °अम्बा (ambā) (śāradāmbā) the goddess Sarasvatī.
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Sāradā (सारदा).—
1) Name of Sarasvatī.
2) of Durgā.
Sāradā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms sāra and dā (दा).
Śaraḍa (शरड).—a high number: Gaṇḍavyūha 106.12; = saraḍa, q.v.
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Saraḍa (सरड).—m. (= prec.; cited Mahāvyutpatti 7898 as sarala, nt., = Tibetan brjod yas; in Gaṇḍavyūha 106.12, m. or nt., -śaraḍasya, gen.), a high number: Gaṇḍavyūha 133.23 (this seems probably the orig. form).
Śaradā (शरदा).—f.
(-dā) 1. A year. 2. The sultry season. E. See the last.
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Śārada (शारद).—mfn.
(-daḥ-dī-daṃ) 1. Modest, diffident. 2. New. 3. Produced in the sultry season. 4. Autumnal. m.
(-daḥ) 1. A year. 2. Grain or rice ripening in the sultry season. 3. A sort of kidney-bean, yellow Mung. 4. Autumnal sickness. 5. Sunshine, (in autumn.) f.
(-dā) 1. A name of Saraswati. 2. A title of DurGa. 3. A musical instrument, a sort of lute or guitar. f. (-dī) 1. A plant, (Jussieua, repens.) 2. A tree, (Echites scholaris.) 3. Day of full-moon in the month of Kartika, (October-November.) n.
(-daṃ) 1. The white lotus. 2. Corn, grain. E. śarad the autumn, aṇ aff.
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Sāradā (सारदा).—f.
(-dā) 1. A name of Saraswati. 2. A name of Durga. E. sāra essence, (of wisdom and eloquence,) dā to give, aṅ and ṭāp affs.
Śārada (शारद).—i. e. śarad + a, I. adj., f. dī. 1. Autumnal, [Nala] 13, 44; [Lassen, Anthologia Sanskritica.] 91, 15. 2. Produced or growing in the autumn, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 6, 11. 3. New. Ii. m. 1. Grain or rice ripening in the autumn. 2. A sort of kidney bean. 3. Autumnal sickness. 4. Autumnal sunshine. 5. A year. Iii. f. dā. 1. Sarasvatī, [Lassen, Anthologia Sanskritica.] 38, 7. 2. A title of Durgā. 3. A sort of guitar. Iv. f. dī, The day of full moon in the month Kārttika.
Śārada (शारद).—[feminine] śāradī or śāradī autumnal.
Śāradā (शारदा) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—an abridgment of the tāntric Śāradātilaka.
1) Śarada (शरद):—[from śarad] mfn. (ifc.) = śarad, autumn, [Pāṇini 5-4, 107]
2) Śaradā (शरदा):—[from śarada > śarad] f. autumn, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) [v.s. ...] a year, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) [v.s. ...] Name of a woman, [Rājataraṅgiṇī]
5) Śārada (शारद):—mf(ī, or śāradī)n. ([from] śarad) produced or growing in autumn, autumnal, mature, [Atharva-veda] etc. etc.
6) ([probably]) that which offers a shelter in autumn (against the overflowings of rivers; applied to puras or ‘castles’; others ‘rich in years’, ‘old’), [Ṛg-veda i, 131, 4; 174, 2; vi, 20, 10]
7) new, recent, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.] (perhaps, [Bhartṛhari i, 47] in salilaṃ śāradam; cf. also rajju-śārada and dṛṣac-chārada)
8) modest, shy, diffident, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
9) m. a year, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
10) a cloud, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
11) Name of various plants (a yellow kind of Phaseolus Mungo; Mimusops Elengi etc.), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
12) autumnal sickness, [Horace H. Wilson]
13) autumnal sunshine, [ib.]
14) Name of a teacher of Yoga ([varia lectio] śābara), [Catalogue(s)]
15) Śāradā (शारदा):—[from śārada] a f. See below
16) Śārada (शारद):—n. corn, grain, fruit (as ripening in autumn), [Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā]
17) the white lotus, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
18) Śāradā (शारदा):—[from śārada] b f. a kind of Vinā or lute, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
19) [v.s. ...] Name of two plants (= brāhmī and sārivā), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
20) [v.s. ...] Name of a Sarasvatī, [Śukasaptati]
21) [v.s. ...] of Durgā, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
22) [v.s. ...] of a daughter of Devaratha, [Catalogue(s)]
23) [v.s. ...] = śāradā-tilaka, [ib.]
24) Saraḍa (सरड):—[from saragh] m. the crawling of a serpent, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
25) [v.s. ...] a tree, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
26) Sāradā (सारदा):—[=sāra-dā] [from sāra] f. = śāradā (q.v.)
1) Śaradā (शरदा):—(dā) 1. f. Idem.
2) Śārada (शारद):—[(daḥ-dī-daṃ) m.] A year; grain ripening in autumn; kidney bean; autumnal sickness or sunshine. 1. f.
2) (-ā) Durgā, Saraswatī; guitar. f.
2) (-ī) Jussieua repens; full moon in Kārtik. a. Modest, new, autumnal.
3) Sāradā (सारदा):—[sāra-dā] (dā) 1. f. Saraswatī; Durgā.
Śarada (शरद):—
1) am Ende eines adv. comp. (śaradam) = śarad Herbst [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 5, 4, 107.] [Vopadeva’s Grammatik 6, 62.] Vgl. upaśaradam . —
2) f. ā a) śarad Herbst [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa 1, 1, 110.] [Halāyudha 1, 113.] [Śabdaratnāvalī im Śabdakalpadruma] [Hiouen-Thsang 1, 62] (es könnte auch śarad gemeint sein). Jahr [Śabdaratnāvalī im Śabdakalpadruma] — b) Nomen proprium eines Frauenzimmers [Rājataraṅgiṇī 8, 1825.]
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Śārada (शारद):—(von śarad)
1) adj. (f. śāradī; śāradī [Vājasaneyisaṃhitā 13, 57]). a) herbstlich, im Herbst erscheinend, reifend u.s.w. [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 5, 1, 96] (= tatra dīyate). [?6, 2, 9. Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha 3, 339. fg. Medinīkoṣa d. 40. Atharvavedasaṃhitā 5, 22, 13. 15, 4, 4. The Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 4, 3, 1, 17. 10, 2, 5, 12. Taittirīyasaṃhitā 7, 5, 14, 1. Aitareyabrāhmaṇa 4, 26. Suśruta 1, 21, 6.] Mond [Mahābhārata 3, 2575.] [Rāmāyaṇa 1, 15, 19. 5, 67, 13.] [Kathāsaritsāgara 47, 107.] [Dhūrtasamāgama 91, 15.] nakṣatravīthī [Mahābhārata 13, 521.] Wolke [6, 5507. 7, 5895.] [Rāmāyaṇa 1, 44, 24. 4, 49, 22. 5, 9, 53.] Regen [3, 32, 4.] Tag [Raghuvaṃśa 10, 9.] Nacht [Mahābhārata 3, 12554.] [Rāmāyaṇa 2, 101, 12 (110, 10 Gorresio). 6, 19, 28.] Himmel [Mahābhārata 7, 832. 6435.] [Rāmāyaṇa 2, 78, 18 (77, 18 Gorresio).] [Rāmāyaṇa Gorresio 2, 2, 22.] dyaurivāvyaktaśāradī [Harivaṃśa 3723. 7079.] Monat (māṃsa ed. Calc. māsa ed. Bomb.) [Mahābhārata 13, 5670.] roga, ātapa [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 4, 3, 13.] śālayaḥ [43, Scholiast] utpala [Mahābhārata 2, 2174. 4, 256.] indīvara [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 3, 26, 28.] sasya, dhānya [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 5, 21. 27. 90.] vāsantaśāradairmunyannaiḥ [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 6, 11.] — b) alt: puraḥ [Ṛgveda 1, 131, 4. 174, 2. 6, 20, 10.] — c) frisch [Amarakoṣa 3, 4, 16, 97.] [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha] [Medinīkoṣa] hierher vielleicht salila [Spr. (II) 622]; vgl. dṛṣacchārada, rajju . — d) schüchtern, bescheiden [Amarakoṣa] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 433.] [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha] [Medinīkoṣa] [Halāyudha 2, 220.] —
2) m. a) Jahr [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 25.] [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha] [Medinīkoṣa] — b) Wolke [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa 3, 3, 211.] — c) gelb blühender Phaseolus Mungo (mudga) Lin. [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 1172.] [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha] Mimusops Elengi Lin. (bakula) und = kāsa [Rājanirghaṇṭa im Śabdakalpadruma] Alstonia scholaris [Ratnamālā 191.] — d) Nomen proprium eines Yoga-Lehrers [Weber’s Verzeichniss 196,5.] [Oxforder Handschriften 233,b, No. 566.] śābara [HALL 16.] —
3) f. ā a) eine Art Laute [Śabdaratnāvalī im Śabdakalpadruma] — b) Bez. zweier Pflanzen, = brāhmī und sārivā [Rājanirghaṇṭa im Śabdakalpadruma] — c) ein Name der Sarasvatī, der Göttin der Rede, [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa 1, 1, 27.] [ŚUK.] in [Lassen’s Anthologie (III) 32, 5.] [Oxforder Handschriften 210], b, [No. 497. 219], b, [3. 249], b, [40. 259], a, 6. śaratkāle purā yasmānnavamyāṃ bodhitā suraiḥ . śāradā sā samākhyātā pīṭhe loke ca nāmataḥ .. [Tithyāditattva im Śabdakalpadruma] sāradā (vielleicht richtiger, d. i. sāra + dā; die Form auf ā von śārada ist überhaupt verdächtig) [Rājataraṅgiṇī 1, 37. 4, 325.] stotra [Böhtlingk’s Verzeichniss 66.] — d) ein Name der Durgā [Śabdaratnāvalī im Śabdakalpadruma] [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 10, 2, 12.] — e) Nomen proprium einer Tochter des Priesters Devaratha [Oxforder Handschriften 74,b,35.] — f) = śāradātilaka [Oxforder Handschriften 95,b,18. 104,a,25. 292,b,21.] ṭīkā [104], a, [25. fg.] —
4) f. ī a) eine Vollmondsnacht im Herbst [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa 1, 1, 107.] — b) Alstonia scholaris [Amarakoṣa 2, 4, 2, 3.] [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa 3, 3, 112.] [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha] [Medinīkoṣa] Jussiaea repens Lin. [Amarakoṣa 2, 4, 3, 29.] [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa] [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha] [Medinīkoṣa] —
5) n. a) Herbstkorn [Medinīkoṣa] [Śabdaratnāvalī im Śabdakalpadruma] [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 9, 42. 25, 2. 40, 14. 41, 3. 95, 4.] — b) eine weisse Lotusblüthe (śvetakamala) [Rājanirghaṇṭa im Śabdakalpadruma] — Vgl. tattva, dṛṣacchārada, pūrva, rajju, vi, viśva, śata .
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Sāradā (सारदा):—(die bessere Schreibart) s. u. śārada .
Śārada (शारद) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Sāraya, Sārayā.
Sarada (in Sanskrit) can be associated with the following Chinese terms:
1) 秋 [qiū]: “autumn”.
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
1) Śarada (शरद) [Also spelled sharad]:—(nf) the autumn; -[pūno/pūrṇimā] the full moon night in the month of [kvāra].
2) Śārada (शारद) [Also spelled sharad]:—(a) autumnal; born, produced in or pertaining to autumn; also [śāradī, śāradīya] (a).
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Prakrit-English dictionary
Saraḍa (सरड) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Saraṭa.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
Kannada-English dictionary
Śarada (ಶರದ):—[noun] = ಶರತ್ಕಾಲ [sharatkala].
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Śārada (ಶಾರದ):—
1) [adjective] of, relating to, happening in the period of Asvayuja and Kārtika, the seventh and eighth months of Hindu lunar calendar.
2) [adjective] of or measured by a year; annual; yearly.
3) [adjective] new; fresh.
4) [adjective] courteous; polite; well-mannered.
5) [adjective] of pure white colour; spotless.
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Śārada (ಶಾರದ):—
1) [noun] the period of Āsvayuja and Kārtika, the seventh and eighth months of Hindu lunar calendar.
2) [noun] a well-mannered, polite courteous man.
3) [noun] the act of breaking (something) into pieces.
4) [noun] leavings or left outs in a dining plate.
5) [noun] the quality or state of being emaciated.
6) [noun] the sky.
7) [noun] a small water vessel, propelled by oars; a boat.
8) [noun] cleverness; intelligence; ingenuity.
9) [noun] that which makes something what it is; intrinsic, fundamental nature or most important quality; essence.
10) [noun] (in this sence this word should rightly be ಶಾರದೆ [sharade]) Sarasvati, the Goddess of Learning.
11) [noun] a failure in accomplishing something.
12) [noun] good, acceptable character or conduct.
13) [noun] the evergreen tree Alstonia scholaris of Apocynaceae family.
14) [noun] the quality or fact of being particoloured.
15) [noun] something that is done, performed or accomplished; a deed.
16) [noun] corn; grain.
17) [noun] the tree Mimusops elengi of Sapotaceae family.
18) [noun] the plant Nelumbo nucifera ( = Nelum bium speciosum) of Nymphaeceae family; a white-lotus plant.
19) [noun] its flower.
20) [noun] anything connected with or any person born in the period of Āsvayuja and Kārtika months.
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Saraḍa (ಸರಡ):—[noun] (hist.) a kind of tax.
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Sarada (ಸರದ):—[noun] the period ofāsvayuja and Kārtika, the seventh and eighth months of Hindu lunar calendar.
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Sarāḍa (ಸರಾಡ):—[noun] (hist.) a kind of tax.
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Sarāḍa (ಸರಾಡ):—[noun] any line or thing marking a limit; bound; border; boundary.
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Sārada (ಸಾರದ):—
1) [noun] the quality of being bashful, shy or reserved.
2) [noun] the quality of being pure, holy or sacred; sacredness; holiness.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Partial matches (+0): Sara, Da, Cara, Ta.
Starts with (+16): Saratham, Sharada-lipi, Sharada-tantra, Sharadabhuruh, Sharadacakra, Sharadadevimahatmyapatala, Sharadadhanya, Sharadadikalpa, Sharadagama, Sharadaka, Sharadakalpa, Sharadakalpalata, Sharadakara, Sharadakramadipika, Sharadaksha, Sharadakshasmriti, Sharadalipi, Sharadamahatmya, Sharadamba, Sharadambashtaka.
Full-text (+159): Visarada, Sharadatilaka, Upasharadam, Purvasharada, Sharadamahatmya, Rajjusharada, Sharadasharvari, Shatasharada, Susarada, Sharadastava, Sharadakalpa, Sharadapuja, Sharadapurana, Sharadastotra, Sharadananda, Vishvasharada, Sharada-tantra, Sharad, Nissarada, Sharadatanaya.
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