Shyamakantha, Śyāmakaṇṭha, Shyama-kantha, Shyamakamtha: 6 definitions
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Shyamakantha 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 Śyāmakaṇṭha can be transliterated into English as Syamakantha or Shyamakantha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚyāmakaṇṭha (श्यामकण्ठ).—
1) an epithet of Śiva (nīlakaṇṭha).
2) a peacock.
Derivable forms: śyāmakaṇṭhaḥ (श्यामकण्ठः).
Śyāmakaṇṭha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śyāma and kaṇṭha (कण्ठ).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚyāmakaṇṭha (श्यामकण्ठ).—m.
(-ṇṭhaḥ) 1. A peacock. 2. Siva. 3. A small kind of bird. E. śyāma black or blue, kaṇṭha the throat.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Śyāmakaṇṭha (श्यामकण्ठ):—[=śyāma-kaṇṭha] [from śyāma] m. ‘black-throated’, a peacock, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] a kind of small bird, [Horace H. Wilson]
3) [v.s. ...] Name of Śiva, [ib.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚyāmakaṇṭha (श्यामकण्ठ):—[śyāma-kaṇṭha] (ṇṭhaḥ) 1. m. A peacock; Shiva; small bird.
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusŚyāmakaṃṭha (ಶ್ಯಾಮಕಂಠ):—
1) [noun] a peacock, whose neck is dark.
2) [noun] Śiva.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Shyama, Kantha.
Full-text: Shyamakamdhara, Camakantar.
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