Shitagu, Śītagu, Shita-gu: 7 definitions
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Shitagu 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 Śītagu can be transliterated into English as Sitagu or Shitagu, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚītagu (शीतगु).—
1) the moon.
2) camphor.
Derivable forms: śītaguḥ (शीतगुः).
Śītagu is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śīta and gu (गु).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚītagu (शीतगु).—m.
(-guḥ) 1. The moon. 2. Camphor. E. śīta cold, and gu neut. form of go a ray of light, here forming a masc. compound.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚītagu (शीतगु).—[masculine] = 2 śītakara.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Śītagu (शीतगु):—[=śīta-gu] [from śīta] m. = -kiraṇa, [Varāha-mihira; Kathāsaritsāgara]
2) [v.s. ...] camphor, [Apte’s The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚītagu (शीतगु):—[śīta-gu] (guḥ) 2. m. The moon.
[Sanskrit to German]
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 corpusŚītagu (ಶೀತಗು):—[noun] = ಶೀತಕಿರಣ [shitakirana].
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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Starts with: Shitagutanaya.
Full-text: Shitagutanaya, Anushnagu.
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