Sharkarasaptami, Śarkarāsaptamī, Sharkara-saptami: 4 definitions
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Sharkarasaptami 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 Śarkarāsaptamī can be transliterated into English as Sarkarasaptami or Sharkarasaptami, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexŚarkarāsaptamī (शर्करासप्तमी).—On the seventh day of the white half of Mādhava (Viśākha) month for meditating on Saurasūktam and purāṇam; next gifts are made and Brahmans are fed; this is to continue every month for a year; equal to the fruits of the performance of aśvamedha.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 74. 3; 77. 1-9.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚarkarāsaptamī (शर्करासप्तमी).—Name of an observance on the 7th day in the bright half of Vaiśākha.
Śarkarāsaptamī is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śarkarā and saptamī (सप्तमी).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚarkarāsaptamī (शर्करासप्तमी):—[=śarkarā-saptamī] [from śarkarā > śarkara] f. a [particular] observance on the 7th day of the light half of the month Vaiśākha, [Catalogue(s)]
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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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Vedic influence on the Sun-worship in the Puranas (by Goswami Mitali)
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The Matsya Purana (critical study) (by Kushal Kalita)
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Historical Elements in the Matsya Purana (by Chaitali Kadia)