Shitakshara, Śītakṣāra, Shita-kshara, Sitakshara: 5 definitions

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Shitakshara 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 Śītakṣāra can be transliterated into English as Sitaksara or Shitakshara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Śītakṣāra (शीतक्षार).—refined borax.

Derivable forms: śītakṣāraḥ (शीतक्षारः).

Śītakṣāra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śīta and kṣāra (क्षार).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Śītakṣāra (शीतक्षार).—n.

(-raṃ) Refined Borax. E. śīta cold, kṣāra nitre. “śvetaṭaṅkaṇe .”

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

1) Śītakṣāra (शीतक्षार):—[=śīta-kṣāra] [from śīta] n. refined borax, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) Sitakṣāra (सितक्षार):—[=sita-kṣāra] [from sita] n. a kind of Borax, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Śītakṣāra (शीतक्षार):—[śīta-kṣāra] (raṃ) 1. n. Refined borax.

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Shitakshara in German

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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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