Shikhiyupa, Śikhiyūpa, Shikhin-yupa: 4 definitions

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Shikhiyupa 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 Śikhiyūpa can be transliterated into English as Sikhiyupa or Shikhiyupa, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Shikhiyupa in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Śikhiyūpa (शिखियूप).—an antelope.

Derivable forms: śikhiyūpaḥ (शिखियूपः).

Śikhiyūpa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śikhin and yūpa (यूप).

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

Śikhiyupa (शिखियुप).—m.

(-paḥ) An antelope.

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

Śikhiyūpa (शिखियूप):—[=śikhi-yūpa] [from śikhi > śikhā] m. a kind of antelope (= śrī-kārin), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

[Sanskrit to German]

Shikhiyupa 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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