Shighrata, Śīghratā: 7 definitions

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Shighrata means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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 term Śīghratā can be transliterated into English as Sighrata or Shighrata, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Sports, Arts and Entertainment (wordly enjoyments)

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Source: archive.org: Syainika Sastra of Rudradeva with English Translation (art)

Śīghratā (शीघ्रता) refers to the “swiftness (of certain birds)”, according to the Śyainika-śāstra: a Sanskrit treatise dealing with the divisions and benefits of Hunting and Hawking, written by Rājā Rudradeva (or Candradeva) in possibly the 13th century.—Accordingly, [while discussing the outlines of hawking]: “The Śikārās which are thrown at their quarry from a great distance never fail, and deserve the highest praise. Who can describe the swiftness (śīghratā) and the unfailing aim of the Śikārās when they take partridges and other birds by twos and threes?”.

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This section covers the skills and profiencies of the Kalas (“performing arts”) and Shastras (“sciences”) involving ancient Indian traditions of sports, games, arts, entertainment, love-making and other means of wordly enjoyments. Traditionally these topics were dealt with in Sanskrit treatises explaing the philosophy and the justification of enjoying the pleasures of the senses.

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Sanskrit dictionary

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

Śīghratā (शीघ्रता).—f.

(-tā) Quickness, speed. E. śīghra, tal aff.; also with tva, śīghratvaṃ .

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

Śīghratā (शीघ्रता).—[feminine] tva [neuter] quickness, speed.

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

Śīghratā (शीघ्रता):—[=śīghra-tā] [from śīghra] f. ([Mahābhārata; Śiśupāla-vadha]) ([Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa; Mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇa]) quickness, speed, rapidity.

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

Śīghratā (शीघ्रता):—(tā) 1. f. Quickness.

[Sanskrit to German]

Shighrata 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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Hindi dictionary

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Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Śīghratā (शीघ्रता):—(nf) quickness, rapidity, promptitude; hurry, haste/hastiness;—[karanā] to expedite, to hasten, to make haste.

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