Sharaghata, Śarāghāta, Shara-aghata, Śaraghāta, Shara-ghata: 6 definitions

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The Sanskrit terms Śarāghāta and Śaraghāta can be transliterated into English as Saraghata or Sharaghata, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Śarāghāta (शराघात).—archery.

Derivable forms: śarāghātaḥ (शराघातः).

Śarāghāta is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śara and āghāta (आघात). See also (synonyms): śarābhyāsa.

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Śaraghāta (शरघात).—shooting with arrows, archery.

Derivable forms: śaraghātaḥ (शरघातः).

Śaraghāta is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śara and ghāta (घात).

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

Śarāghāta (शराघात).—m.

(-taḥ) Shooting, (with a bow.) E. śara an arrow, āghāta striking.

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

Śarāghāta (शराघात).—m. shooting with a bow.

Śarāghāta is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śara and āghāta (आघात).

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

1) Śaraghāta (शरघात):—[=śara-ghāta] [from śara] m. an ar°-shot, [Mahābhārata]

2) Śarāghāta (शराघात):—[from śara] m. an ar°-shot, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Śarāghāta (शराघात):—[śarā+ghāta] (taḥ) 1. m. Shooting.

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Sharaghata in German

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