Shatanga, Śatāṅga, Shata-anga, Shatamga: 8 definitions
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Shatanga means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India. 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 Śatāṅga can be transliterated into English as Satanga or Shatanga, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
India history and geography
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossaryŚatāṅga.—(EI 3), a car. Note: śatāṅga is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚatāṅga (शताङ्ग).—
1) a car, carriage; especially, a war chariot.
2) Name of a tree (tiniśa).
Derivable forms: śatāṅgaḥ (शताङ्गः).
Śatāṅga is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śata and aṅga (अङ्ग).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚatāṅga (शताङ्ग).—m.
(-ṅgaḥ) A car, a chariot. E. śata a hundred, and aṅga a part.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚatāṅga (शताङ्ग).—[adjective] hundredfold (lit. -limbed).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Śatāṅga (शताङ्ग):—[from śata] mfn. h°-membered, manifold (applied to musical instruments = ‘played upon in numerous ways’), [Mahābhārata]
2) [v.s. ...] m. a chariot, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) [v.s. ...] Dalbergia Ougeinensis, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) [v.s. ...] Name of a Dānava, [Harivaṃśa]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚatāṅga (शताङ्ग):—[śatā+ṅga] (ṅgaḥ) 1. m. A car, a chariot.
[Sanskrit to German]
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 corpusŚatāṃga (ಶತಾಂಗ):—
1) [noun] a war-chariot.
2) [noun] the tree Dalbergia ougeinensis of Papilionaceae family.
3) [noun] another tree Pongamia glabra of the same family.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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