Shedha, Ṣedha: 7 definitions

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Shedha 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 Ṣedha can be transliterated into English as Sedha or Shedha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Ṣedha (षेध).—= निषेधः (niṣedhaḥ) q. v.; प्रायेण मनयो राजन् निवृत्ता विधिषेधतः (prāyeṇa manayo rājan nivṛttā vidhiṣedhataḥ) Bhāgavata 2.1.7.

Derivable forms: ṣedhaḥ (षेधः).

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Sedha (सेध).—1 Going, reaching.

2) A tail.

-dhā 1 A hedgehog.

2) A porcupine.

Derivable forms: sedhaḥ (सेधः).

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

Sedhā (सेधा).—f.

(-dhā) A porcupine.

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

Sedha (सेध).—[adjective] driving, scaring.

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Sedhā (सेधा).—[feminine] hedge-hog, porcupine.

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

1) Sedha (सेध):—[from seddhavya] mf(ā)n. keeping or driving away (See goṣedhā)

2) [v.s. ...] m. = niṣedha, prohibition (See vidhiṣedha)

3) Sedhā (सेधा):—[from sedha > seddhavya] f. ‘prohibiting contact (?)’, a hedgehog or porcupine, [Yājñavalkya]

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

Sedhā (सेधा):—(dhā) 1. f. A porcupine.

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

Sedha (सेध) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Seha.

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Shedha 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.

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