Shuklanga, Śuklāṅga, Shukla-anga: 5 definitions

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Shuklanga 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 Śuklāṅga can be transliterated into English as Suklanga or Shuklanga, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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

Śuklāṅga (शुक्लाङ्ग).—a peacock (having white corners of the eye); शुक्लापाङ्गैः सजलनयनैः स्वागतीकृत्य केकाः (śuklāpāṅgaiḥ sajalanayanaiḥ svāgatīkṛtya kekāḥ) Meghadūta 22.

Derivable forms: śuklāṅgaḥ (शुक्लाङ्गः).

Śuklāṅga is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śukla and aṅga (अङ्ग). See also (synonyms): śuklāpāṅga.

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

Śuklāṅga (शुक्लाङ्ग).—mfn.

(-ṅgaḥ-ṅgī-ṅgaṃ) Having a white body or limbs. m.

(-ṅgaḥ) A peacock. E. śukla white, and aṅga body.

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

Śuklāṅga (शुक्लाङ्ग):—[from śukla > śukra] m. ‘having a wh° or brilliant body’, a peacock, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Śuklāṅga (शुक्लाङ्ग):—[śuklā+ṅga] (ṅgaḥ) 1. m. A peacock.

[Sanskrit to German]

Shuklanga in German

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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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