Socana, Shocana, Socanā, Śocana: 10 definitions
Introduction:
Socana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Hindi. 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 Śocana can be transliterated into English as Socana or Shocana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Shochana.
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Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarysocanā : (f.) sorrowing.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionarySocana, (nt.) (fr. śuc) sorrow, mourning PvA. 18, 62; —nā (f.) the same D. II, 306; S. I, 108=Sn. 34; Nd2 694. (Page 724)
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚocana (शोचन).—Grief, sorrow, lamentation; also शोचना (śocanā) in the same sense.
Derivable forms: śocanam (शोचनम्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚocana (शोचन).—mfn.
(-naḥ-nā-naṃ) Sorrowing, sorrowful. n.
(-naṃ) Sorrow, grief, grieving. E. śuc to grieve, aff. yuc or lyuṭ .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚocana (शोचन).—i. e. 1. śuc + ana, I. adj. Sorrowing. Ii. n. Sorrow, grief.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Śocana (शोचन):—[from śoka] mfn., [Pāṇini 3-2, 150]
2) [v.s. ...] n. ([cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]) and f(ā). ([Hāsyārṇava]) grief, sorrow.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚocana (शोचन):—(naṃ) 1. n. Sorrow, grief.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Śocana (शोचन) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Soaṇa, Soaṇayā, Soaṇā.
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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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionarySocanā (सोचना) [Also spelled sochna]:—(v) to think/to reflect, to ponder, over, to consider; -[vicāranā] to think; to hesitate; -[samajhanā] to deliberate upon, to think from all angles.
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Ends with: Abhishocana, Anusocana, Dveshaparisocana, Prashocana.
Full-text: Soana, Anusocana, Abhishocana, Soanaya, Prashocana, Sochna, Shoka, Dura, Dur.
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