The Sanskrit term Śāṣkula can be transliterated into English as Saskula or Shashkula, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Shashkula [शष्कुल] in the Sanskrit 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 shashkula, 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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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Śāṣkula (शाष्कुल).—a. (-lī f.) Eating flesh (or fish).

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

Śaṣkula (शष्कुल).—m.

(-laḥ) A plant, (Galedupa arborea, Rox) f. (-lī) 1. The outer ear or opening of the external auditory passage. 2. Rice or barley water, &c. 3. A sort of pie. 4. A kind of baked cake. E. śaṣ-kulac .

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Śāṣkula (शाष्कुल).—mfn.

(-laḥ-lī-laṃ) Eating flesh or fish. E. śuṣkulī flesh, aṇ aff., form irr.: see śauṣkula .

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

Śaṣkula (शष्कुल).—I. m. A plant, Galedupa arborea Roxb. Ii. f. lī. 1. The outer ear, [Yājñavalkya, (ed. Stenzler.)] 3, 96. 2. Rice or barley water. 3. A sort of pie.

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Śāṣkula (शाष्कुल).— (anomal. for śauṣkula, q. cf.), adj. Eating flesh or fish.

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

1) Śaṣkula (शष्कुल):—m. Pongamia Glabra, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) (ifc.) = next, [Pāṇini 1-2, 49 [Scholiast or Commentator]]

3) Śāṣkula (शाष्कुल):—mfn. (cf. śuṣkala and śauṣkala) eating flesh or fish, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

1) Śaṣkula (शष्कुल):—(laḥ) 1. m. A plant (Galedupa arborea). f. (lī) Outer ear; rice water; sort of pie.

2) Śāṣkula (शाष्कुल):—[(laḥ-lī-laṃ) a.] Eating flesh or fish.

[Sanskrit to German]

Shashkula 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: Catkuli, Cakkili, Shashkuli, Karnashashkuli, Shashkulika, Shaushkala.

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