Shonitapa, Śoṇitapa, Shonita-pa: 4 definitions
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Shonitapa 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 Śoṇitapa can be transliterated into English as Sonitapa or Shonitapa, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚoṇitapa (शोणितप).—a. blood-sucking.
Śoṇitapa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śoṇita and pa (प).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚoṇitapa (शोणितप).—mfn.
(-paḥ-pā-paṃ) Who or what drinks blood. E. śoṇita and pā to drink, ka aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Śoṇitapa (शोणितप):—[=śoṇita-pa] [from śoṇita > śoṇ] mfn. drinking bl°, [Horace H. Wilson]
2) [v.s. ...] bl°-sucking, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚoṇitapa (शोणितप):—[(paḥ-pā-paṃ) a.] Drinking blood.
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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Starts with: Shonitaparana.
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