Sharangi, Śāraṅgī, Saramgi: 15 definitions

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Sharangi means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit, Hindi. 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 Śāraṅgī can be transliterated into English as Sarangi or Sharangi, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)

Source: Shodhganga: a concise history of Sanskrit Chanda literature

Sāraṅgī (सारङ्गी) refers to one of the 130 varṇavṛttas (syllabo-quantitative verse) dealt with in the second chapter of the Vṛttamuktāvalī, ascribed to Durgādatta (19th century), author of eight Sanskrit work and patronised by Hindupati: an ancient king of the Bundela tribe (presently Bundelkhand of Uttar Pradesh). A Varṇavṛtta (e.g., sāraṅgī) refers to a type of classical Sanskrit metre depending on syllable count where the light-heavy patterns are fixed.

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Chandas (छन्दस्) refers to Sanskrit prosody and represents one of the six Vedangas (auxiliary disciplines belonging to the study of the Vedas). The science of prosody (chandas-shastra) focusses on the study of the poetic meters such as the commonly known twenty-six metres mentioned by Pingalas.

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Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

Śāraṅgī (शारङ्गी) refers to a type of bird.—The name Devadhara is the proposed birth-name of Bhogānanda (i.e., Śāraṅgadeva) who represents one of the Sixteen Siddhas according to the Kubjikānityāhnikatilaka.—These sixteen spiritual teachers represent the disciples of the Nine Nāthas who propagated the Western Transmission noted in the Kubjikā Tantras.—Devadhara was called Śāraṅgadeva because he paralysed a Śāraṅgī bird.

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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.

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Ayurveda (science of life)

Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)

Source: archive.org: The Elephant Lore of the Hindus

Sāraṅgī (सारङ्गी) refers to an “antelope” (i.e., the gait of an antelope is considered excellent 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 2, “on favorable marks”]: “12. A gait like an antelope (sāraṅgi), lion, parrot, ape, wrestler, haṃsa or kādamba-bird shall be regarded as excellent [... gatiḥ sadṛśī śubhā syāt], or like a gandharva, kinnara, eagle, boar, tiger, king, śarabha (fabulous animal), serpent, or cakravāka-bird”.

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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.

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Gitashastra (science of music)

Source: Shodhganga: Kohala in the Sanskrit textual tradition (gita)

Sāraṅgī (सारङ्गी) refers to candramāṃśa-rāgas (to be sung during the day/morning), according to Kohala (mentioned in the Saṅgītanārāyaṇa, Vol. I, p.166,168).—Kohala has classified rāgas as sūryāṃśa (rāgas to be sung in the day time) and candramāṃśa (rāgas to be sung at night). The candramāṃśa-rāgas [e.g., sāraṅgī-rāga] are born of the rays of the moon and should not be sung in the morning. Singing these rāgas in the evening brings about great prosperity.

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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.

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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

śāraṅgī (शारंगी).—f A stringed instrument played with a bow. The popular form is sāraṅgī.

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sāraṅgī (सारंगी).—f (S) A stringed instrument of music,--a kind of fiddle.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

sāraṅgī (सारंगी).—f A kind of fiddle.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Śāraṅgī (शारङ्गी).—A particular musical instrument (played with a bow); cf. सारङ्गी (sāraṅgī).

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Sāraṅgī (सारङ्गी).—

1) A kind of stringed instrument, violin.

2) A kind of spotted deer.

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

Sāraṅgī (सारङ्गी).—dappled; relating to the dappled antelope. [masculine] a kind of antelope, [several] birds, a bee.

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

1) Sāraṅgī (सारङ्गी):—[from sāraṅga] a f. See below.

2) [from sāraṅga] b f. a kind of spotted doe or antelope (See kṛṣṇa-s)

3) [v.s. ...] the female of a [particular] bird, [Manu-smṛti ix, 23] (cf. śārngī)

4) [v.s. ...] a sort of violin, [Horace H. Wilson]

5) [v.s. ...] a kind of metre, [Colebrooke]

6) [v.s. ...] (in music) a [particular] Rāgiṇī, [Saṃgīta-sārasaṃgraha]

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Sāraṅgī (सारङ्गी) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Sāraṃgī.

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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.

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Hindi dictionary

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Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Sāraṃgī (सारंगी) [Also spelled sarangi]:—(nf) a typical stringed Indian musical instrument.

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Sarangi in Hindi refers in English to:—(nf) a typical stringed Indian musical instrument..—sarangi (सारंगी) is alternatively transliterated as Sāraṃgī.

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Prakrit-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary

1) Sāraṃgi (सारंगि) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Śārṅgin.

2) Sāraṃgī (सारंगी) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Sāraṅgī.

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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.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Sāraṃgi (ಸಾರಂಗಿ):—

1) [noun] the spotted deer, Axis maculatus.

2) [noun] the deer, Cervus (Axis) axis, of India and Sri Lanka, having a reddish-brown coat spotted with white, and branched, annually shed antlers; spotted deer; chital; axis.

3) [noun] a twenty-seven stringed musical instrument, the sound of which is a close approximation of human voice of the soprano range, used in Hindūstāni system.

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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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Nepali dictionary

[«previous next»] — Sharangi in Nepali glossary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

1) Śāraṅgī (शारङ्गी):—n. Mus. sarangi;

2) Sāraṅgī (सारङ्गी):—n. Mus. sarangi; a kind of violin;

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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

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