Shitakara, Śītakara, Shita-kara: 7 definitions
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Shitakara 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 Śītakara can be transliterated into English as Sitakara or Shitakara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by VarahamihiraŚītakara (शीतकर) refers to the “moon” or “lunar disc” [?], according to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā (chapter 4), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Varāhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiṣa).—Accordingly, “If the lunar disc [i.e., śītakara] be of ashy colour, of sharp rays or red, or rayless, or red black, or appear broken there will be fear of hunger, of war, of disease and of robbers. If the lunar disc should appear white and of the colour of the snow, of Kunda, of Kumuda and of crystal he brings prosperity on the land”.
Jyotisha (ज्योतिष, jyotiṣa or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomy’ or “Vedic astrology” and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚītakara (शीतकर).—
1) the moon.
2) camphor.
Derivable forms: śītakaraḥ (शीतकरः).
Śītakara is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śīta and kara (कर).
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Sitakara (सितकर).—
1) the moon.
2) camphor.
Derivable forms: sitakaraḥ (सितकरः).
Sitakara is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms sita and kara (कर).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionarySitakara (सितकर).—m.
(-raḥ) 1. The moon. 2. Camphor.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚītakara (शीतकर).—1. [adjective] cooling.
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Śītakara (शीतकर).—2. [masculine] the moon (cold-rayed).
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Sitakara (सितकर).—[masculine] the moon (white-rayed).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Śītakara (शीतकर):—[=śīta-kara] [from śīta] mfn. causing coolness, [Suśruta]
2) [v.s. ...] m. ‘cool-rayed’, the moon (ambhaḥ-śīta-k, the m° reflected in water, [Prabodha-candrodaya]), [Varāha-mihira; Kathāsaritsāgara]
3) [v.s. ...] camphor, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) Sitakara (सितकर):—[=sita-kara] [from sita] m. ‘wh°-rayed’, the moon, [Rājataraṅgiṇī]
5) [v.s. ...] camphor, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
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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 corpusŚītakara (ಶೀತಕರ):—
1) [noun] = ಶೀತಕಿರಣ - [shitakirana -] 1.
2) [noun] camphor.
3) [noun] (pros.) a metrical foot consisting of one long syllablic instant followed by two short ones (-uu); dactylus.
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Sitakara (ಸಿತಕರ):—
1) [noun] the moon, whose light is milky-white.
2) [noun] (math.) a symbol for the number one.
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)
Starts with: Shitakaradhara, Shitakarana.
Ends with: Ashitakara, Preshitakara.
Full-text: Shitadidhiti, Shitamshu, Ashitakara, Shitamayukha, Sitakaranana, Shitabhanu, Shitagu, Shitadyuti, Shitamarici, Shitaroci, Citakan.
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