Shyenacit, Śyenacit, Shyena-cit: 5 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Śyenacit can be transliterated into English as Syenacit or Shyenacit, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Shyenachit.
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚyenacit (श्येनचित्).—m. falconer; Manusmṛti 3.164.
Śyenacit is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śyena and cit (चित्). See also (synonyms): śyenajīvin.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚyenacit (श्येनचित्).—m. (-cit) 1. A hawk-feeder or keeper. 2. A receptacle shaped like a hawk for a sacrificial-fire. E. śyena a hawk, and cit what collects.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Śyenacit (श्येनचित्):—[=śyena-cit] [from śyena > śyeta] mfn. piled in the shape of a hawk, [Śulba-sūtra]
2) [v.s. ...] m. a hawk-feeder, falconer, [Horace H. Wilson]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚyenacit (श्येनचित्):—[śyena-cit] (t) 5. m. A hawk feeder or keeper; a hawk-like receptacle for sacrificial fire.
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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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Partial matches: Shyena, Cit, Cita.
Starts with: Shyenacita, Shyenacitra.
Full-text: Shyenajivin.
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