The Sanskrit term Śarvaka can be transliterated into English as Sarvaka or Sharvaka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

Śarvaka (शर्वक).—A son of the Sahiṣṇu avatār of the Lord.^*

• * Vāyu-purāṇa 23. 213.

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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.

In Buddhism

Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

Source: MDPI Books: The Ocean of Heroes

Sarvaka (सर्वक) refers to the “entire” (body of the three realms), according to the 10th-century Ḍākārṇava-tantra: one of the last Tibetan Tantric scriptures belonging to the Buddhist Saṃvara tradition consisting of 51 chapters.—Accordingly, [while describing the Adamantine Circle (vajracakra)]: “[...] The Formless Realm is thus [described]. It (the Adamantine Circle) is also proclaimed to be the pīṭha (“seat”), known to be the Joyful Level. [The pīṭha is inclusive] of, again, the pīṭha, upapīṭha (“near to the seat”), and the other [classes of holy sites]. The [entire body of the] Twelve Levels is also known to be in the middle of each individual Level. Similarly, the entire (sarvaka) [body of the three realms] is to be known in all individual realms. [...]”.

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Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Sarvaka (सर्वक).—a.

1) All, every.

2) Whole, entire.

-ke ind. Everywhere, universally.

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

Sarvaka (सर्वक).—adj. or subst. nt. (Sanskrit only Lex. and once in Vedic where -ka is pejorative), all, pl. everything: sar- vakāni ujjhitvā Mahāvastu ii.112.1 (prose), abandoning everything; no special force of -ka perceptible.

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

Sarvaka (सर्वक) or Sarvvaka.—mfn.

(-kaḥ-kā-kaṃ) All, every. E. kan added to the last.

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

Sarvaka (सर्वक).—[sarva + ka], adj. All, every.

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

1) Śarvaka (शर्वक):—[from śara] m. Name of a Muni, [Catalogue(s)]

2) Sarvaka (सर्वक):—[from sarva] mf(ikā)n. all, every, whole, entire, universal, [Atharva-veda]

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

Sarvaka (सर्वक):—[(kaḥ-kā-kaṃ) a.] All, every.

[Sanskrit to German]

Sharvaka 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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Full-text: Sarvake, Sharvika, Sarvvaka, Akac, Carvakam, Sarvasarvaka, Sharva.

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Atharvaveda and Charaka Samhita (by Laxmi Maji)

Treatment of Urinary Disorders (Mūtrakṛccha) < [Chapter 3 - Diseases and Remedial measures (described in Atharvaveda)]

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World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research

An insight of nephrology in ayurveda andamp; modern science < [2018: Volume 7, March issue 5]

Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)

Chapter 26 - Kurukṣetra, Pāriplava, Śalvikinī, Koṭitīrtha etc. < [Section 3 - Svarga-khaṇḍa (section on the heavens)]

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A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 2 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)

Part 4 - Practice of Medicine in the Atharva-veda < [Chapter XIII - Speculations in the Medical Schools]

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