Shokantara, Śokāntara: 2 definitions
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Shokantara 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 Śokāntara can be transliterated into English as Sokantara or Shokantara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚokāntara (शोकान्तर).—[adjective] sorrowless.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚokāntara (शोकान्तर):—[from śoka] mfn. free from sorrow, [Bṛhad-āraṇyaka-upaniṣad] (a-ś, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa])
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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