Shulkada, Śulkada, Shulka-da: 3 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Śulkada can be transliterated into English as Sulkada or Shulkada, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚulkada (शुल्कद).—
1) the giver of a nuptial present.
2) an affianced suitor; तान् शुल्कदान् वित्तवतः कान्तान् मेनेऽर्थकामुकाः (tān śulkadān vittavataḥ kāntān mene'rthakāmukāḥ) Bhāgavata 11.8.24.
Derivable forms: śulkadaḥ (शुल्कदः).
Śulkada is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śulka and da (द). See also (synonyms): śulakada.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚulkada (शुल्कद).—[masculine] the giver of the nuptial fee.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚulkada (शुल्कद):—[=śulka-da] [from śulka > śulk] m. the giver of a nuptial present, an affianced suitor, [Manu-smṛti; Yājñavalkya; Mahābhārata]
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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Partial matches: Shulka, Da, Ta.
Starts with: Shulkadata.
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