Shiktha, Śiktha: 12 definitions
Introduction:
Shiktha means something in Buddhism, Pali, 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 Śiktha can be transliterated into English as Siktha or Shiktha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Shilpashastra (iconography)
Source: Shodhganga: Vaisnava Agamas And Visnu ImagesSiktha (सिक्थ) or Snigdha refers to processed bee-wax (madhūcchiṣṭa), as defined in treatises such as the Pāñcarātra, Pādmasaṃhitā and Vaikhānasa-āgamas, extensively dealing with the technical features of temple art, iconography and architecture in Vaishnavism.—The term Madhūcchiṣṭa (madhu + ucchiṣṭa) means bee wax. Even in modern casting technique bee wax is used by the sculptors but not the paraffin. The model icon of bee wax should be created in full (like citra) with proper dimensions which includes the ornaments, garments and attributes (āyudhas). The bee-wax is kept in the container on the tripod and melted in mild fire, says Marīci. The melted bee-wax must be purified by filtering through a new cloth before making the model icon, thus Atri and Marīci insist. The processed bee wax is known as “siktha”or “snigdha”. The siktha is beaten and rolled for the softness. This material is used to create the model icon which becomes the mould inside the garbha.
Shilpashastra (शिल्पशास्त्र, śilpaśāstra) represents the ancient Indian science (shastra) of creative arts (shilpa) such as sculpture, iconography and painting. Closely related to Vastushastra (architecture), they often share the same literature.
Vastushastra (architecture)
Source: OpenEdition books: Architectural terms contained in Ajitāgama and RauravāgamaSiktha (सिक्थ) refers to “beeswax § 2.16.”.—(For paragraphs cf. Les enseignements architecturaux de l'Ajitāgama et du Rauravāgama by Bruno Dagens)
Vastushastra (वास्तुशास्त्र, vāstuśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian science (shastra) of architecture (vastu), dealing with topics such architecture, sculpture, town-building, fort building and various other constructions. Vastu also deals with the philosophy of the architectural relation with the cosmic universe.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: De Gruyter: A Buddhist Ritual Manual on AgricultureSiktha (सिक्थ) refers to “(bee’s) wax” (suitable for an offering ceremony), according to the Vajratuṇḍasamayakalparāja, an ancient Buddhist ritual manual on agriculture from the 5th-century (or earlier), containing various instructions for the Sangha to provide agriculture-related services to laypeople including rain-making, weather control and crop protection.—Accordingly, [as the Bhagavān teaches the offering manual of the root-heart] “[...] A three-headed Nāga should be made of wax (madhu-siktha) measuring four aṅgulas. One should scatter parched grain and mustard seeds. It should be covered with gold. Having placed white cloths on its top, it should be enchanted a thousand times. [...]”.
Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚiktha (शिक्थ).—Bee's wax; cf. सिक्थ (siktha).
Derivable forms: śiktham (शिक्थम्).
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Siktha (सिक्थ).—[sic-thak Uṇādi-sūtra 2.7]
1) Boiled rice.
2) A ball or lump of boiled rice; ग्रासोद्गलितसिक्थेन का हानिः करिणो भवेत् (grāsodgalitasikthena kā hāniḥ kariṇo bhavet) Subhāṣ.
-kyam 1 Bees'-wax; गन्धोलिपालीगृहसिक्थ- कुम्भात् (gandholipālīgṛhasiktha- kumbhāt) Rām. ch.6.89.
2) Indigo; see शिक्थम् (śiktham).
Derivable forms: sikthaḥ (सिक्थः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚiktha (शिक्थ).—n.
(-kthaṃ) Bee's wax; also śikthakaṃ and sikthakaṃ .
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Siktha (सिक्थ).—m.
(-kthaḥ) 1. A handful of boiled rice. 2. Boiled rice. n.
(-kthaṃ) 1. Bee's-wax. 2. Indigo. E. ṣic to sprinkle, Unadi aff. thak .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionarySiktha (सिक्थ).—i. e. sic + tha. I. m. 1. Boiled rice. 2. A lump or ball of boiled rice, Skanda P., Kāśīkh. 81, 38. Ii. n. 1. Beeswax. 2. Indigo.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionarySiktha (सिक्थ).—[masculine] [neuter] boiled rice; [neuter] wax.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Śiktha (शिक्थ):—thaka See siktha.
2) Siktha (सिक्थ):—[from sic] mn. (ifc. f(ā). ) boiled rice from which the water has been poured off, [Suśruta]
3) [v.s. ...] a lump or mouthful of boiled rice kneaded into a ball, [Kathāsaritsāgara]
4) [v.s. ...] n. (also written śiktha) beeswax, [Kālacakra]
5) [v.s. ...] a collection of pearls (weighing a Dhāraṇa), [Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā]
6) [v.s. ...] indigo (= nīlī), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Śiktha (शिक्थ):—(kthaṃ) 1. n. Bees' wax.
2) Siktha (सिक्थ):—(kthaḥ) 1. m. A handful or mouthful of boiled rice, boiled rice. n. Bees' wax; indigo.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Siktha (सिक्थ) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Sittha, Sitthaya.
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusŚiktha (ಶಿಕ್ಥ):—[noun] a cooked grain of rice.
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Siktha (ಸಿಕ್ಥ):—
1) [noun] a well-cooked grain of rice.
2) [noun] a ball or morcel of rice.
3) [noun] a solid, yellowish, nonglycerine substance allied to fats and oils, secreted by bees, and used by them in constructing their honeycomb, employed variously in making candles, models, casts, ointments, etc.; beeswax.
4) [noun] a kind blue pigment in powder form.
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)
Full-text: Sikthaka, Sittha, Bhaktasiktha, Ghanasiktha, Sitthaya, Taka, Susiddha, Madhusiktha, Shishta, Peya, Sikta, Snigdha, Prithakkarakam, Pancavalkala, Madhucchishta.
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