Shuklavayasa, Śuklavāyasa, Shukla-vayasa: 5 definitions

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Shuklavayasa 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 Śuklavāyasa can be transliterated into English as Suklavayasa or Shuklavayasa, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Śuklavāyasa (शुक्लवायस).—a crane.

Derivable forms: śuklavāyasaḥ (शुक्लवायसः).

Śuklavāyasa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śukla and vāyasa (वायस).

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

Śuklavāyasa (शुक्लवायस).—m.

(-saḥ) A crane. E. śukla white, and vāyasa a crow.

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

1) Śuklavāyasa (शुक्लवायस):—[=śukla-vāyasa] [from śukla > śukra] m. Ardea Nivea, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) [v.s. ...] a crane, [Horace H. Wilson]

3) [v.s. ...] a white crow, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]

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

Śuklavāyasa (शुक्लवायस):—[śukla-vāyasa] (saḥ) 1. m. A crane.

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Shuklavayasa 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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