Shvetacchada, Śvetacchada: 4 definitions

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Shvetacchada 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 Śvetacchada can be transliterated into English as Svetacchada or Shvetacchada, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Shvetachchhada.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Shvetacchada in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Śvetacchada (श्वेतच्छद).—m.

(-daḥ) 1. A goose. 2. A kind of basil, (Ocymum album, &c.) E. śveta white, and cchada a feather or leaf.

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

1) Śvetacchada (श्वेतच्छद):—[=śveta-cchada] [from śveta > śvit] m. ‘wh°-winged’ or ‘wh°-leaved’, a goose, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) [v.s. ...] a kind of plant, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

3) [v.s. ...] Ocymum Album, [Horace H. Wilson]

[Sanskrit to German]

Shvetacchada in German

context information

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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Kannada-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Shvetacchada in Kannada glossary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Śvētacchada (ಶ್ವೇತಚ್ಛದ):—[noun] any of several large-bodied, web-footed waterfowl with a long, graceful neck and, typically, pure white feathers; a swan.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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