Shiticandana, Śiticandana, Shiti-candana: 2 definitions

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Shiticandana 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 Śiticandana can be transliterated into English as Siticandana or Shiticandana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Shitichandana.

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Sanskrit dictionary

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Śiticandana (शितिचन्दन).—musk.

Derivable forms: śiticandanam (शितिचन्दनम्).

Śiticandana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śiti and candana (चन्दन).

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

Śiticandana (शितिचन्दन):—[=śiti-candana] [from śiti] n. musk, [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.

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