Shepha, Śēpha, Śepha, Sephā: 12 definitions
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Shepha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit, Hindi. 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 terms Śēpha and Śepha can be transliterated into English as Sepha or Shepha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryśēpha (शेफ).—n S Membrum genitale (of man or male animal in general.)
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
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionarySepha (सेफ).—The penis; cf. शेफ (śepha).
Derivable forms: sephaḥ (सेफः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚepha (शेफ).—m.
(-phaḥ) The penis. E. śī to sleep, phan aff.: see the next.
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Sepha (सेफ).—m.
(-phaḥ) The penis. E. śa changed to sa; see śepha, śepham, &c.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionarySepha (सेफ).—see śepa.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚepha (शेफ).—[masculine] = [preceding], scrotum; [dual] the testicles.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Śepha (शेफ):—[from śepa] m. (cf. śapha, śiphā) = śepa, the male organ, [Taittirīya-saṃhitā] ([varia lectio]), [Mahābhārata]
2) [v.s. ...] the scrotum ([dual number] ‘the testicles’), [Aitareya-brāhmaṇa]
3) Sepha (सेफ):—[wrong reading] for śepha q.v.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Śepha (शेफ):—(paḥ) 1. m. The penis.
2) Sepha (सेफ):—(phaḥ) 1. m. The penis.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Śepha (शेफ) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Sepha.
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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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionarySepha (सेफ):—(nf) an iron safe.
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Prakrit-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionarySepha (सेफ) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Śepha.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusŚēpha (ಶೇಫ):—
1) [noun] the male organ of copulation and, in mammals, of urinary excretion; the penis.
2) [noun] either of two oval sex glands in the male that are suspended in the scrotum and secrete spermatozoa; testis; testicle.
3) [noun] the flexible appendage to the trunk of certain animals as monkey, cow, etc.; a tail.
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: Shephahstambha, Shephali, Shephalika, Shephalike, Shepharanem, Shephas, Shephassu.
Ends with: Shunahshepha, Shunashshepha.
Full-text: Shepa, Shephas, Shepas, Shephahstambha, Shephassu, Pracandashephas, Shunahshepha, Shunahshepa, Seva, Ceval, Srotas, Sadhana.
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