Shatprajna, Ṣaṭprajña: 5 definitions

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Shatprajna 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 term Ṣaṭprajña can be transliterated into English as Satprajna or Shatprajna, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Shatprajna in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Ṣaṭprajña (षट्प्रज्ञ).—m.

(-jñaḥ) 1. A sage, one acquainted with the four objects of human existence, or virtue, wealth, desire, and final happiness, and with the nature of the world, and of divine truth. 2. A catamite. E. ṣaṣ six, and prajña who knows.

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

1) Ṣaṭprajña (षट्प्रज्ञ):—[=ṣaṭ-prajña] [from ṣaṭ > ṣaṣ] mfn. (only [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]) acquainted with the six objects (viz. dharma, artha; kāma, mokṣa, lokārtha, and tattvārtha)

2) [v.s. ...] m. a dissolute man

3) [v.s. ...] a good-hearted neighbour.

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

Ṣaṭprajña (षट्प्रज्ञ):—[ṣa-ṭprajña] (jñaḥ) 1. m. A catamite; a sage.

[Sanskrit to German]

Shatprajna in German

context information

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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Kannada-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Shatprajna in Kannada glossary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Ṣaṭprajña (ಷಟ್ಪ್ರಜ್ಞ):—[noun] a man who has good knowledge of the four ideals of life (righteousness, economic life, human enjoyments, final emancipation), practical knowledge of life’s hard facts, and philosophy.

context information

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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