Shoshaka, Śōṣaka, Śoṣaka: 9 definitions
Introduction:
Shoshaka means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi, biology. 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 terms Śōṣaka and Śoṣaka can be transliterated into English as Sosaka or Shoshaka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Shoshak.
Biology (plants and animals)
Sosaka in Central African Republic is the name of a plant defined with Ficus ovata in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Urostigma ovatum (Vahl) Miq. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Enumeratio Plantarum (1805)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Sosaka, for example chemical composition, extract dosage, health benefits, diet and recipes, side effects, pregnancy safety, have a look at these references.
This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
śōṣaka (शोषक).—a S That dries up by drawing forth the moisture of, or that readily draws in moisture; desiccant, arefactive, absorbent.
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sōsaka (सोसक).—a Commonly sōśīka, Patient &c.
śōṣaka (शोषक).—a Absorbent.
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sōsaka (सोसक).—a Patient, endur- ing.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Śoṣaka (शोषक):—[from śoṣa] mfn. drying up, absorbing, removing, destroying, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
Śoṣaka (शोषक):—(kaṃ) 1. n. A destroyer.
Śoṣaka (शोषक):—adj. versiegen machend so v. a. vernichtend: mada [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 6, 18, 25.] — Vgl. tṛṇa .
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
Śoṣaka (शोषक) [Also spelled shoshak]:—(nm) an exploiter, one who exploits; an absorber, that which absorbs; hence ~[tā] (nf); —[varga] exploiting class.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Śōṣaka (ಶೋಷಕ):—
1) [adjective] causing to dry.
2) [adjective] taking undue advantage from another with little or no compensation.
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Śōṣaka (ಶೋಷಕ):—
1) [noun] an apparatus for drying by heating or blowing air; a dryer.
2) [noun] he who makes unethical use of another, another’s property, etc. for his own advantage, with little or no compensation; an exploiter.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Śoṣaka (शोषक):—adj. absorbent; withering; n. exploiter; oppressor; tyrant;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Full-text (+0): Trinashoshaka, Cocakam, Shoshak, Jalakapi, Shoshana.
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Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)
Verse 2.2.205 < [Chapter 2 - Jñāna (knowledge)]
Dictionaries of Indian languages (Kosha)
Page 169 < [Hindi-Assamese-English Volume 3]
Page 168 < [Hindi-Bengali-English Volume 3]
Page 529 < [Gujarati-Hindi-English, Volume 3]
Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Rig Veda 1.22.6 < [Sukta 22]
Manasara (English translation) (by Prasanna Kumar Acharya)
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Page 308 < [Volume 7 (1883)]
World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research
An ayurvedic approach to millets vis-à-vis their nutritional utility < [2023: Volume 12, August issue 13]
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