Shushkapa, Śuṣkāpa: 3 definitions

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Shushkapa 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 Śuṣkāpa can be transliterated into English as Suskapa or Shushkapa, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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

Śuṣkāpa (शुष्काप).—[adjective] = śuṣkatoya; [substantive] a dry pond.

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

1) Śuṣkāpa (शुष्काप):—[from śuṣka > śuṣ] mfn. having the water dried up (as the sea), [Rāmāyaṇa]

2) [v.s. ...] a dried-up pond, mud etc., [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa]

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Shushkapa 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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