Sotkantha, Sōtkaṇṭha, Sotkaṇṭha, Sotkamtha: 10 definitions

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Sotkantha 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.

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

[«previous next»] — Sotkantha in Purana glossary
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Sotkaṇṭha (सोत्कण्ठ) refers to “eagerly (expecting one’s arrival)”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.39 (“The gods arrive at Kailāsa”).—Accordingly, after Śiva spoke to Nārada: “Paying heed to this behest of Śiva, O sage, you, a great favourite of Śiva, invited all of them approaching everyone severally. O Nārada, after carrying out your duties as his emissary you, the great sage, returned to Śiva and remained there with His permission. Śiva too waited there eagerly expecting (sotkaṇṭha) their arrival while his attendants were celebrating great festivities by dance and songs. [...]”.

Purana book cover
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The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Sotkantha in Marathi glossary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

sōtkaṇṭha (सोत्कंठ).—a S Impatiently eager.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

sōtkaṇṭha (सोत्कंठ).—a Impatiently eager.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

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

Sotkaṇṭha (सोत्कण्ठ).—mfn.

(-ṇṭhaḥ-ṇṭhā-ṇṭhaṃ) 1. Regretting, bewailing, grieving. 2. Impatiently eager. E. sa with, utkaṇṭhā sorrow.

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

Sotkaṇṭha (सोत्कण्ठ).—adj., f. ṭhā, 1. ardently longing, [Rājataraṅgiṇī] 5, 93. 2. regretting, grieving. -ṭham, adv. sorrowfully, [Kirātārjunīya] 5, 51.

Sotkaṇṭha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms sa and utkaṇṭha (उत्कण्ठ).

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

Sotkaṇṭha (सोत्कण्ठ).—[adjective] = [preceding], [neuter] [adverb]

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

1) Sotkaṇṭha (सोत्कण्ठ):—mf(ā)n. having an ardent desire, ardently longing for (prati), [Rājataraṅgiṇī]

2) bewailing, regretting, grieving at ([compound]), [Kathāsaritsāgara]

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

Sotkaṇṭha (सोत्कण्ठ):—[so+tkaṇṭha] (ṇṭhaḥ-ṇṭhā-ṇṭhaṃ) a. Regretting, grieving.

[Sanskrit to German]

Sotkantha 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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Kannada-English dictionary

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

Sōtkaṃṭha (ಸೋತ್ಕಂಠ):—[adjective] earnestly desirous; eager.

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Sōtkaṃṭha (ಸೋತ್ಕಂಠ):—[noun] a man having an earnest desire or is eager to do (something) or go (somewhere).

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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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