Shyamakarna, Śyāmakarṇa, Shyama-karna: 5 definitions
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Shyamakarna means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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 Śyāmakarṇa can be transliterated into English as Syamakarna or Shyamakarna, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryśyāmakarṇa (श्यामकर्ण).—m (S) A white horse with black ears and tail and other particularities stated in the Shastras as suitable for aśvamēdhaḥ also attrib. having black ears &c.--a white horse.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishśyāmakarṇa (श्यामकर्ण).—m A white horse with black ears and tail.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚyāmakarṇa (श्यामकर्ण).—a horse suitable for a horse-sacrifice (aśvamedha).
Derivable forms: śyāmakarṇaḥ (श्यामकर्णः).
Śyāmakarṇa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śyāma and karṇa (कर्ण).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚyāmakarṇa (श्यामकर्ण).—m.
(-rṇaḥ) A horse suitable for a horse-sacrifice.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Śyāmakarṇa (श्यामकर्ण):—[=śyāma-karṇa] [from śyāma] mfn. black-cared, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
2) [v.s. ...] m. a horse suitable for a horse-sacrifice, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
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: Shyama, Karna.
Full-text: Shamakarna, Shamakalyana, Shamashavala, Ciyamakannam, Sama.
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