Shikshana, Śikṣaṇa: 11 definitions

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Shikshana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, 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 Śikṣaṇa can be transliterated into English as Siksana or Shikshana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Shikshan.

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Marathi-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Shikshana in Marathi glossary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

śikṣaṇa (शिक्षण).—n (S) Instructing or teaching: also correcting, chastising, punishing.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

śikṣaṇa (शिक्षण).—n Instructing; correcting. Punishing.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

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

Śikṣaṇa (शिक्षण).—[śikṣ-lyuṭ]

1) Learning, acquiring knowledge.

2) Teaching, instruction.

Derivable forms: śikṣaṇam (शिक्षणम्).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Śikṣaṇā (शिक्षणा).—(= Sanskrit °ṇa, nt., Pali sikkhaṇa), disciplined observance (with loc.): ekasyāṃ śikṣāyāṃ śikṣaṇāyām aśaktasyetaraśikṣānabhyāsād anāpattiḥ Śikṣāsamuccaya 11.7.

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

Śikṣaṇa (शिक्षण).—n.

(-ṇaṃ) 1. Learning. 2. Teaching, instruction.

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

Śikṣaṇa (शिक्षण).—[neuter] teaching, instruction in ([locative]).

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

1) Śikṣaṇa (शिक्षण):—[from śikṣ] n. the act of learning, acquiring knowledge, [Horace H. Wilson]

2) [v.s. ...] teaching, instruction in ([locative case] or [compound]), [Kāmandakīya-nītisāra; Bhāgavata-purāṇa]

3) Śikṣāṇa (शिक्षाण):—[from śikṣ] See under √śikṣ.

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

Śikṣaṇa (शिक्षण) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Sikkhaṇa, Sikkhāṇa, Sikkhāvaṇa, Sikkhāvaṇā, Sehaṇā.

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Shikshana 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

[«previous next»] — Shikshana in Hindi glossary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Śikṣaṇa (शिक्षण) [Also spelled shikshan]:—(nm) teaching, instruction, education; (a) academic, educational;-[kalā] the art of teaching -[vṛtti/vyavasāya] teaching profession; -[saṃsthā] educational institution; hence [śikṣaṇīya] (a).

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Kannada-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Shikshana in Kannada glossary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Śikṣaṇa (ಶಿಕ್ಷಣ):—

1) [noun] the acquiring of knowledge or skill; learning.

2) [noun] the act or process of teaching; eduction.

3) [noun] the action or method of one that trains; an imparting of skill in any trade.

4) [noun] a punishing or being punished; punishment; chastisement.

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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.

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