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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Sthaga (स्थग).—a. [sthag-ac]

1) Fraudulent, dishonest.

2) Abandoned, impudent, reckless.

-gaḥ A rogue, cheat.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Sthaga (स्थग).—mfn.

(-gaḥ-gā-gaṃ) 1. Fraudulent, dishonest, a rogue, a cheat. 2. Shameless, abandoned. m.

(-gaḥ) A rogue, a cheat. f. (gī) A betel-box. E. sthag to cover or hide, aff. ac .

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

Sthaga (स्थग).—[sthag + a], I. adj. 1. Cheating, a rogue. 2. Shameless. Ii. f. gī, A betel box.

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

1) Sthaga (स्थग):—[from sthag] mfn. cunning, sly, fraudulent, dishonest, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) Sthāga (स्थाग):—m. (derivation doubtful) a dead body, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

3) Name of one of Śiva’s attendants, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Sthaga (स्थग):—[(gaḥ-gā-gaṃ) a.] Fraudulent; shameless. f. (ī) Betel box.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Sthaga (स्थग) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Ṭhaga, Ṭhaya, Thaya.

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Sthagala, Sthagalika, Sthagan, Sthagana, Sthagara, Sthagayitavya.

Ends with: Akanishthaga, Asthaga, Kanishthaga, Prishthaga, Samutsthaga.

Full-text: Javala, Thaya, Thaga, Asthaga, Sthagi, Sthagika.

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The Markandeya Purana (by Frederick Eden Pargiter)

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