Shikyadhara, Śikyādhāra: 3 definitions
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Shikyadhara 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 Śikyādhāra can be transliterated into English as Sikyadhara or Shikyadhara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Śikyādhāra (शिक्याधार).—m.
(-raḥ) The hook or eye at each end of a pole or beam, to which the strings of a yoke or balance are fastened. E. śikyā as above, and ādhāra receptacle.
Śikyādhāra (शिक्याधार):—[from śikya] m. ‘loop-holder’, the hook or eye at each end of a pole or beam which bears the above looped cord for holding the strings of a balance, [Horace H. Wilson]
Śikyādhāra (शिक्याधार):—[śikyā+dhāra] (raḥ) 1. m. The hook or eye to which the above string is fastened.
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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