Sharata, Śaraṭa, Śāratā, Sāratā: 18 definitions

Introduction
In Hinduism
1. Kavya
2. Arts
In Buddhism
1. Mahayana
Biology
Languages
1. Marathi
2. Sanskrit
3. Hindi
4. Kannada
5. Tamil
See also

Introduction:

Sharata means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi, biology, Tamil. 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 terms Śaraṭa and Śāratā can be transliterated into English as Sarata or Sharata, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Kavya (poetry)

Source: archive.org: Naisadhacarita of Sriharsa

Saraṭa (सरट) refers to a “lizard”, and is mentioned in the Naiṣadha-carita 18.148; 16.52.—Saraṭa is Saraḍa in Prākṛta. Cf. Uvāsagadasāo chapter 2.

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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’.

Sports, Arts and Entertainment (wordly enjoyments)

Source: archive.org: Syainika Sastra of Rudradeva with English Translation (art)

Śaraṭa (शरट) refers to the “lizard” (the meat of which is used in the treatment of Hawks), according to the Śyainika-śāstra: a Sanskrit treatise dealing with the divisions and benefits of Hunting and Hawking, written by Rājā Rudradeva (or Candradeva) in possibly the 13th century.—Accordingly, [while discussing the treatment of hawks]: “[...] If there is any delay in casting off feathers some think that the flesh of a lizard (śaraṭa-āmiṣa) hastens the casting of feathers. The Mleccha nations administer a black substance within the meat of cows and buffaloes, but this is not proper owing to the repulsive nature of the thing and from the fact that it lessens the hawk’s swiftness. [...]”.

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This section covers the skills and profiencies of the Kalas (“performing arts”) and Shastras (“sciences”) involving ancient Indian traditions of sports, games, arts, entertainment, love-making and other means of wordly enjoyments. Traditionally these topics were dealt with in Sanskrit treatises explaing the philosophy and the justification of enjoying the pleasures of the senses.

In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā

Sāratā (सारता) refers to “firmness”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, “Further, the so-called ‘insight (prajñā)’ is a word for calm because it is free from the flame of false discrimination; [...] a word for penetration because it is well understood; a word for meaning because it is ineffable; a word for sameness because it is without difference; a word for firmness (sāratā-pada) because it is indestructible; a word for no darkness because it is not dependent on anything; a word for diamond because it completely pierce [all dharmas], a word for liberation because it has been done what is to be done, [...]”.

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Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.

Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Sarata [ଶରଟ] in the Odia language is the name of a plant identified with Pongamia pinnata (L.) Pierre from the Fabaceae (pea) family having the following synonyms: Millettia pinnata, Pongamia glabra, Derris indica, Cytisus pinnatus. For the possible medicinal usage of sarata, 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.

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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

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

śaraṭa (शरट).—m S pop. śaraṭha m A chamelion.

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saraṭa (सरट).—m S pop. saraḍa or ḍā m saraḍōkā m C saraḍhā m C A chamelion. Note. The Sanskrit saraṭa is generic, meaning Chamelion, guana, and others of the lacertӔ; the derivatives mean only that common hedge-lizard or field-lizard which, in some poor measure, fulfils the naturalist's description of Chamelion.

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saratā (सरता).—p a from saraṇēṃ Ending, concluding, terminating, the extreme or final one (of a series).

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

saraṭa (सरट) [-ḍa-ḍā, -ड-डा].—m A chamelion.

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saratā (सरता).—p a Ending, the final one.

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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.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Śaraṭa (शरट).—[śṝ-aṭan]

1) A chameleon.

2) a safflower.

Derivable forms: śaraṭaḥ (शरटः).

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Śāratā (शारता).—

1) A variety of colour; शारतां गमितया शशिपादैः (śāratāṃ gamitayā śaśipādaiḥ) Kirātārjunīya 9.29.

2) Yellowness.

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Saraṭa (सरट).—[sṛ-aṭac Uṇādi-sūtra 4.89]

1) Wind.

2) A lizard; लूताहिसरटानां च तिरश्चां चाम्बुचारिणाम् (lūtāhisaraṭānāṃ ca tiraścāṃ cāmbucāriṇām) Manusmṛti 12.57; अहासि लोकैः सरटात् पटोज्झिनी (ahāsi lokaiḥ saraṭāt paṭojjhinī) N.16.52;18.148.

Derivable forms: saraṭaḥ (सरटः).

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Sāratā (सारता).—

1) Firmness, solidity.

2) Strong confidence.

3) Worth, value.

4) Highest degree.

5) The being a chief ingredient.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Saraṭa (सरट).—m. (see under next), a high number: Mahāvyutpatti 7769 = Tibetan brjod yas.

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

Śaraṭa (शरट).—m.

(-ṭaḥ) 1. A lizard, a chamæleon. 2. Safflower, the plant. E. śṝ to hurt, aṭan aff.; also saraṭa .

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Śāratā (शारता).—f.

(-tā) 1. Variegated of colour. 2. Yellowness. E. tala added to śāra .

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Saraṭa (सरट).—m.

(-ṭaḥ) 1. A lizard, a chameleon, a guana, &c. 2. A crow. 3. Wind. E. sṛ to go, aṭan aff.; also śaraṭa .

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Sāratā (सारता).—f.

(-tā) 1. Strength, substance. 2. Essence. E. sāra, tal aff.; also with tva, sāratvaṃ.

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

Śaraṭa (शरट).—see saraṭa.

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Saraṭa (सरट).—and śaraṭa śaraṭa, m. The gecko, Lacerta gecko, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 12, 57 (with s).

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Sāratā (सारता).—[sāra + tā], f. 1. Essence, [Pañcatantra] ii. [distich] 84. 2. Substance. 3. Strength. 4. Highest degree, [Rājataraṅgiṇī] 5, 400.

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

Saraṭa (सरट).—[masculine] lizard, chameleon.

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Sāratā (सारता).—[feminine] tva [neuter] firmness, solidity; value, worth; highest degree.

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

1) Śaratā (शरता):—[=śara-tā] [from śara] f. the state of an ar°, [Rāmāyaṇa]

2) Śāratā (शारता):—[=śāra-tā] [from śāra] f.

3) Saraṭa (सरट):—[from saragh] m. a lizard, chameleon, [Manu-smṛti; Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā] wind, [Uṇādi-sūtra iv, 105 [Scholiast or Commentator]]

4) Sarāṭa (सराट):—Name of a place, [Catalogue(s)]

5) Sāratā (सारता):—[=sāra-tā] [from sāra] f. firmness, solidity, [Rāmāyaṇa]

6) [v.s. ...] strong confidence in ([locative case]), [ib.]

7) [v.s. ...] worth, value, [Hitopadeśa; Śārṅgadhara-paddhati]

8) [v.s. ...] highest degree, [Rāmāyaṇa; Rājataraṅgiṇī]

9) [v.s. ...] the being a chief ingredient (in the body; See sāra), [Caraka]

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

1) Śaraṭa (शरट):—(ṭaḥ) 1. m. A lizard, chameleon; safflower.

2) Śāratā (शारता):—(tā) 1. f. Variegation.

3) Saraṭa (सरट):—(ṭaḥ) 1. m. A lizard, chameleon, guana.

4) Sāratā (सारता):—(tā) 1. f. Essence; strength.

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

Saraṭa (सरट) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Saraḍa.

[Sanskrit to German]

Sharata in German

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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.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Śarata (शरत) [Also spelled sharat]:—(nf) the autumn; ~[kāla] the autumn season.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Śarata (ಶರತ):—[noun] = ಶರತ್ತು [sharattu].

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Saraṭa (ಸರಟ):—[noun] the lizard Calotes veriscolar of Chamaeleontidae family with an angular head, prehensile tail, eyes that move independently of each other, the ability to change skin colour rapidly, and a long, agile tongue for catching prey; common chameleon; the garden lizard.

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Sārata (ಸಾರತ):—

1) [noun] the quality of a person who is addicted to something; excessive indulgence.

2) [noun] the tendency towards excessive or unrestrained sexual enjoyment; lewdness; lasciviousness.

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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.

Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Śāratā (ஶாரதா) noun < śāradā. Sarasvatī; சரசுவதி. [sarasuvathi.]

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Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.

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