Sharakanda, Śarakāṇḍa, Shara-kanda: 6 definitions
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Sharakanda means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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 Śarakāṇḍa can be transliterated into English as Sarakanda or Sharakanda, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryśarakāṇḍa (शरकांड).—m S The shaft of an arrow.
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 dictionaryŚarakāṇḍa (शरकाण्ड).—
1) a reedstalk.
2) a shaft of an arrow.
Derivable forms: śarakāṇḍaḥ (शरकाण्डः).
Śarakāṇḍa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śara and kāṇḍa (काण्ड).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚarakāṇḍa (शरकाण्ड).—m.
(-ṇḍaḥ) 1. The stem of the Saccharum. 2. The shaft of an arrow. E. śara, kāṇḍa stem.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚarakāṇḍa (शरकाण्ड).—[substantive] reed-stalk.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Śarakāṇḍa (शरकाण्ड):—[=śara-kāṇḍa] [from śara] m. the stem of the Sacclsarum Sara, [Suśruta]
2) [v.s. ...] the shaft of an arrow, [Horace H. Wilson]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚarakāṇḍa (शरकाण्ड):—[śara-kāṇḍa] (ṇḍaḥ) 1. m. Stem of the shara; shaft of an arrow.
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)
Partial matches: Sara, Kanda, Cara.
Full-text: Carakantapashanam, Carakantam, Kantakam.
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