Shatrukula, Śatrukula, Shatru-kula: 2 definitions
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Shatrukula 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 Śatrukula can be transliterated into English as Satrukula or Shatrukula, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚatrukula (शत्रुकुल).—the house of an enemy; शत्रुकुलं गच्छेत् (śatrukulaṃ gacchet) Manusmṛti 8.93.
Derivable forms: śatrukulam (शत्रुकुलम्).
Śatrukula is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śatru and kula (कुल).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚatrukula (शत्रुकुल):—[=śatru-kula] [from śatru] n. the house of an enemy, [Manu-smṛti viii, 93.]
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: Shatru, Kula.
Full-text: Kula.
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Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
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