Shuciyantra, Śuciyantra, Shuci-yantra: 1 definition

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Shuciyantra 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 Śuciyantra can be transliterated into English as Suciyantra or Shuciyantra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Shuchiyantra.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Shuciyantra in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Śuciyantra (शुचियन्त्र).—a machine through which fire-work is shot; वियदग्रमुदग्रमाविशन् शुचियन्त्रस्फुरित- स्फुलिङ्गकाः (viyadagramudagramāviśan śuciyantrasphurita- sphuliṅgakāḥ) Śāhendra. 2.8.

Derivable forms: śuciyantram (शुचियन्त्रम्).

Śuciyantra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śuci and yantra (यन्त्र).

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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.

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