The Sanskrit term Śaunika can be transliterated into English as Saunika or Shaunika, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

India history and geography

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical Glossary

Śaunika.—(IE 8-3), superintendent of slaughter-houses and the sale of meat. Note: śaunika is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Śaunika (शौनिक).—[śūnā prāṇivadhasthānaṃ prayojaṃnamasya ṭhak]

1) A butcher; छद्मना परिददामि मृत्यवे शौनिको गृहशकुन्तिकामिव (chadmanā paridadāmi mṛtyave śauniko gṛhaśakuntikāmiva) Uttararāmacarita 1.45.

2) A bird catcher, hunter.

3) Hunting, chase.

Derivable forms: śaunikaḥ (शौनिकः).

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Saunika (सौनिक).—

1) A butcher; cf. शौनिक (śaunika); दश सूनासहस्राणि यो वाहयति सौनिकः (daśa sūnāsahasrāṇi yo vāhayati saunikaḥ) Manusmṛti 4.86.

2) A hunter.

Derivable forms: saunikaḥ (सौनिकः).

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

Śaunika (शौनिक).—m.

(-kaḥ) 1. A butcher, a poulterer, a vender of the flesh of beasts or birds. 2. Chase, hunting. E. śūnā a slaughter-house, ṭhañ or ṭhak aff.

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Saunika (सौनिक).—m.

(-kaḥ) A vendor of the flesh of beasts or birds. E. sūna a place of slaughter, ṭhak aff.

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

Śaunika (शौनिक).—i. e. śūnā + ika, m. 1. A butcher, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 4, 86. 2. A poulterer, a vendor of flesh of birds. 3. Chase, hunting.

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Saunika (सौनिक).—i. e. sūnā + ika, m. 1. A butcher, [Bhāgavata-Purāṇa, (ed. Burnouf.)] 5, 26, 31. 2. A vendor of the flesh of beasts or birds, [Uttara Rāmacarita, 2. ed. Calc., 1862.] 29, 4.

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

Saunika (सौनिक).—[masculine] butcher or hunter.

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

1) Śaunika (शौनिक):—[from śauna] mfn. relating to dogs or hunting (See [compound])

2) [v.s. ...] [wrong reading] for saunika q.v.

3) Saunika (सौनिक):—[from sauna] m. a butcher, [Manu-smṛti; Rāmāyaṇa] and e.

4) [v.s. ...] a hunter, [Bhāminī-vilāsa]

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

1) Śaunika (शौनिक):—(kaḥ) 1. m. A butcher, vender of flesh; hunting.

2) Saunika (सौनिक):—(kaḥ) 1. m. A vender of the flesh of beasts or birds.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Śaunika (शौनिक) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Suṇia, Soṇia.

[Sanskrit to German]

Shaunika 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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Saunika (ಸೌನಿಕ):—[noun] a man whose work is killing animals or dressing their carcasses for meat; a butcher.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Shaunikashastra.

Full-text: Sonia, Sunia, Shaunikashastra.

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