Sharkaraksha, Śārkarākṣa: 3 definitions
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Sharkaraksha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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 Śārkarākṣa can be transliterated into English as Sarkaraksa or Sharkaraksha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
Source: ISKCON Press: GlossaryŚārkarākṣa (शार्कराक्ष, “those who have sand in their eyes”).—Those situated in the gross bodily conception of life.
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’).
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Śarkarākṣa (शर्कराक्ष):—[from śarkarā > śarkara] (rākṣa) m. Name of a man [gana] gargādi (kṣya [prob. [wrong reading]] [Śaṃkarācārya on Chāndogya-upaniṣad v, 11, 1]).
2) Śārkarākṣa (शार्कराक्ष):—[from śārka] m. a [patronymic] [Bhāgavata-purāṇa [Scholiast or Commentator]]
3) [v.s. ...] [plural] See kṣya.
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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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