Shuktipeshi, Śuktipeśī, Shukti-peshi: 4 definitions

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Shuktipeshi 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 Śuktipeśī can be transliterated into English as Suktipesi or Shuktipeshi, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Śuktipeśī (शुक्तिपेशी).—a pearl-oyster shell.

Śuktipeśī is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śukti and peśī (पेशी). See also (synonyms): śuktipuṭa.

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

Śuktipeśī (शुक्तिपेशी).—f. (-śī) The envelope of the pearl or pearl-oyster-shell. E. śukti, and peśī a covering.

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

Śuktipeśī (शुक्तिपेशी):—[=śukti-peśī] [from śukti > śukta] f. ‘pearl-envelope’, a pearl-oyster, [Horace H. Wilson]

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

Śuktipeśī (शुक्तिपेशी):—[śukti-peśī] (śī) 3. f. Cover of the oyster shell.

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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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