Shikyapasha, Śikyapāśa, Shikya-pasha, Śikyāpāśa: 2 definitions

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Shikyapasha 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 terms Śikyapāśa and Śikyāpāśa can be transliterated into English as Sikyapasa or Shikyapasha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Śikyapāśa (शिक्यपाश) or Śikyāpāśa (शिक्यापाश).—(śikyapāśaḥ) the string by which a vessel is suspended (Mar. phāsa).

Derivable forms: śikyapāśaḥ (शिक्यपाशः), śikyāpāśaḥ (शिक्यापाशः).

Śikyapāśa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śikya and pāśa (पाश).

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

Śikyapāśa (शिक्यपाश):—[=śikya-pāśa] [from śikya] m. the string by which a vessel is suspended, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa]

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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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