Shoshucana, Śośucāna: 1 definition
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Shoshucana 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 Śośucāna can be transliterated into English as Sosucana or Shoshucana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Shoshuchana.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚośucāna (शोशुचान):—[from śośucat] mfn. idem, [ib.]
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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Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Warfare and Military System in Vedic Literature (by Rinki Deka)
The Deployment of Battle Array and Camps < [Chapter 4 - Principles and Ethics related to the Warfare]
Fortification and Siegecraft < [Chapter 2 - Military System as Revealed in the Vedic Texts]
Types of War in Vedic Period < [Chapter 4 - Principles and Ethics related to the Warfare]
Women in the Atharva-veda Samhita (by Pranab Jyoti Kalita)
6c. Hymns to Arouse the Passionate Love of a Woman < [Chapter 2 - The Strīkarmāṇi Hymns of the Atharvaveda]