The Sanskrit term Śītakumbha can be transliterated into English as Sitakumbha or Shitakumbha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)

Source: Shodhganga: Temple management in the Āgamas

Śītakumbha (शीतकुम्भ) refers to a certain ceremony performed by Ādiśaiva priests (Ācāryas), as defined in the Śaivāgamas.—The king is asked to worship and honour the Ācārya at the beginning of the Śītakumbha ritual with new clothes, pañcāṅgabhūṣaṇa and dakṣiṇā starting at at least ten niṣka. At the end of the ritual the king must worship the Ācārya with twice the honour and dakṣiṇā. He must also honour all the others with gold, new clothes, gold rings and at least one niṣka each. He must provide them with rice, vegetables and tāmbula each day of the Śītakumbha. He must feed bhaktas, yogis and the poor.

Source: eScholarship: The descent of scripture: a history of the Kamikagama

Śītakumbha (शीतकुम्भ) is the name of festival (that is to take place in the month of Vaiśakha), according to the Kāmikāgama: an ancient Śaiva Āgama scripture in 12,000 Sanskrit verses dating to at least the 5th century and represented as an encyclopedic account of ritual instructions (kriyāpāda).—In modern print editions, the Kāmika-āgama is structured in two major parts. The Uttarabhāga consists of 98 chapters (paṭalas) [...] Chapters 5 to 18 present a thematic focus on festivals and other occasional rites. [...] In Chapters 13 and 14, we find descriptions of spring festivals in the month of Caitra. Chapters 15 and 16 explain the Śītakumba festival in the month of Vaiśakha (vaiśākhamāsa-śītakumbha) and the fruit festival in the month of Jyeṣṭha.

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Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Śītakumbha (शीतकुम्भ).—the fragrant oleander.

Derivable forms: śītakumbhaḥ (शीतकुम्भः).

Śītakumbha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śīta and kumbha (कुम्भ).

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

Śītakumbha (शीतकुम्भ).—m.

(-mbhaḥ) A flower, (Nerium odorum.) f.

(-mbhā) An aquatic plant. E. śīta cold, kumbha a water-pot.

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

Śītakumbha (शीतकुम्भ):—[=śīta-kumbha] [from śīta] m. the fragrant oleander, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Śītakumbha (शीतकुम्भ):—[śīta-kumbha] (mbhaḥ) 1. m. A flower, Nerium odorum. f. (ī) Aquatic plant.

[Sanskrit to German]

Shitakumbha 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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Partial matches: Sita, Kumbha.

Full-text: Shitakumbhi.

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