Shatashakha, Śataśākha, Shata-shakha: 7 definitions
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Shatashakha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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 Śataśākha can be transliterated into English as Satasakha or Shatashakha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Marathi-English dictionary
śataśākha (शतशाख).—a S (Having a hundred branches.) Multiform, manifold, multifarious, multiplicious &c.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Śataśākha (शतशाख).—a.
1) various, multiform.
2) having hundred, i. e. many branches.
Śataśākha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śata and śākha (शाख).
Śataśākha (शतशाख).—mfn.
(-khaḥ-khā-khaṃ) 1. Having many branches. 2. Multiform, various. E. śata, and śākhā a branch.
Śataśākha (शतशाख).—[feminine] ā & ī having a hundred branches.
Śataśākha (शतशाख):—[=śata-śākha] [from śata] mf(ā or ī)n. (śata-.) having a h° branches (also [figuratively]), [Atharva-veda; Mahābhārata; Harivaṃśa] etc.
Śataśākha (शतशाख):—[śata-śākha] (khaḥ-khā-khaṃ) a. Having many branches; various.
[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.
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Partial matches: Shata.
Starts with: Shatashakhatva.
Full-text: Shatashakhatva.
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