Shurakita, Śūrakīṭa, Shura-kita: 4 definitions
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Shurakita 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 Śūrakīṭa can be transliterated into English as Surakita or Shurakita, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚūrakīṭa (शूरकीट).—a contemptible warrior; लीयन्ते यत्र शत्रुप्रपतनविवशाः कोटिशः शूरकीटाः (līyante yatra śatruprapatanavivaśāḥ koṭiśaḥ śūrakīṭāḥ) Mv.6.32.
Derivable forms: śūrakīṭaḥ (शूरकीटः).
Śūrakīṭa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śūra and kīṭa (कीट).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚūrakīṭa (शूरकीट).—m.
(-ṭaḥ) A contemptible warrior.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚūrakīṭa (शूरकीट).—m. an inferior warrior, Mahāvīrac. 109, 10.
Śūrakīṭa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śūra and kīṭa (कीट).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚūrakīṭa (शूरकीट):—[=śūra-kīṭa] [from śūra > sūr] m. ‘insect-like hero’, a feeble hero, [Mahāvīra-caritra]
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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