Shukapitamaha, Śukapitāmaha: 3 definitions

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Shukapitamaha 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 Śukapitāmaha can be transliterated into English as Sukapitamaha or Shukapitamaha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Śukapitāmaha (शुकपितामह).—m.

(-haḥ) The sage Parasara, the father of Vyasa, and grandfather of Suka.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Śukapitāmaha (शुकपितामह):—[=śuka-pitāmaha] [from śuka] m. ‘grandfather of Śuka’, Name of the sage Parāśara (father of Vyāsa), [Horace H. Wilson]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Śukapitāmaha (शुकपितामह):—[śuka-pitāmaha] (haḥ) 1. m. Father of Vyāsa.

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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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