Shukakita, Śūkakīṭa, Shuka-kita: 6 definitions
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Shukakita 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 Śūkakīṭa can be transliterated into English as Sukakita or Shukakita, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚūkakīṭa (शूककीट).—a kind of insect or worm covered with bristles.
Derivable forms: śūkakīṭaḥ (शूककीटः).
Śūkakīṭa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śūka and kīṭa (कीट). See also (synonyms): śūkakīṭaka.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚūkakīṭa (शूककीट).—m.
(-ṭaḥ) 1. A caterpillar. 2. A worm that eats holes in clothes. E. śūka a bristle, (the hairs on the insect,) and kīṭa a worm; also with kan added śūkakīṭaka .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚūkakīṭa (शूककीट):—[=śūka-kīṭa] [from śūka] m. a kind of caterpillar covered with bristles or hairs ([according to] to some ‘a scorpion’), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚūkakīṭa (शूककीट):—[śūka-kīṭa] (ṭaḥ) 1. m. A caterpillar.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusŚūkakīṭa (ಶೂಕಕೀಟ):—[noun] = ಶೂಕ - [shuka -] 5.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Starts with: Shukakitaka.
Full-text: Kandosha, Shukakitaka, Vrishcika.
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