The Sanskrit term Śūkula can be transliterated into English as Sukula or Shukula, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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

Śūkula (शूकुल).—m.

(-laḥ) 1. A fish in general. 2. A kind of fish. 3. A fragrant grass, (Cyperus.)

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

Sukula (सुकुल).—1. [neuter] a good family.

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Sukula (सुकुल).—2. [adjective] of good family, well-born.

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

1) Śūkula (शूकुल):—m. a fish, [Horace H. Wilson]

2) a [particular] kind of fish, [ib.]

3) a fragrant grass (a kind of Cyperus), [ib.]

4) Sukula (सुकुल):—[=su-kula] [from su] n. a noble family, [Kāvya literature]

5) [v.s. ...] mf(ā)n. sprung from a n° f°, [ib.; Pañcatantra]

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

Śūkula (शूकुल):—(laḥ) 1. m. A fish in general; a fragrant grass.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Sukula (सुकुल) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Sukula.

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Shukula 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.

Prakrit-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary

Sukula (सुकुल) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Sukula.

context information

Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.

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Partial matches: Cu, Kula, Shu.

Ends with: Bhikshukula, Pamsukula.

Full-text: Sukulastri, Sukulata, Sukulaja, Sukulajanman, Sukulina, Shivalala, Jyotishasiddhantasara, Jatisamkarya, Shivalala sukula.

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