Shashikanta, Śaśikānta, Shashin-kanta, Śaśikāntā, Shashikamta: 6 definitions
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Shashikanta 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 terms Śaśikānta and Śaśikāntā can be transliterated into English as Sasikanta or Shashikanta, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: JatLand: List of Mahabharata people and placesŚaśikāntā (शशिकान्ता) refers to the name of a River mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. VI.10.24). Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Śaśikāntā) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 ślokas (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚaśikānta (शशिकान्त).—the moon-gem.
-tam a lotus.
Derivable forms: śaśikāntaḥ (शशिकान्तः).
Śaśikānta is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śaśin and kānta (कान्त).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚaśikānta (शशिकान्त).—m.
(-ntaḥ) The moon-gem. n.
(-ntaṃ) A lotus.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Śaśikānta (शशिकान्त):—[=śaśi-kānta] [from śaśi > śaś] m. ‘m°-loved’, the m°-stone (= candra-k), [Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā]
2) Śaśikāntā (शशिकान्ता):—[=śaśi-kāntā] [from śaśi-kānta > śaśi > śaś] f. Name of a river, [Viṣṇu-purāṇa]
3) Śaśikānta (शशिकान्त):—[=śaśi-kānta] [from śaśi > śaś] n. a white lotus-flower opening by night, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusŚaśikāṃta (ಶಶಿಕಾಂತ):—
1) [noun] a milky-white, translucent feldspar with a pearly luster, used as a gem (supposed to be formed from the congelation of the mooṇs rays and to dissolve under the influence of its light); the moonstone.
2) [noun] (pros.) a metrical verse having four lines each of which have two groups three syllables (-uu, u—).
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Sasin, Shashi, Caci, Kanta.
Full-text: Shashigadirgal, Shashimani.
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