Sughoshaka, Sughoṣaka: 2 definitions
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Sughoshaka 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 Sughoṣaka can be transliterated into English as Sughosaka or Sughoshaka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionarySughoṣaka (सुघोषक).—m., a kind of musical instrument, = prec. (1), q.v.: in Mahāvastu i.227.17 (prose) mss. sughoṣaṃ or °ṣakiṃ, read either °ṣaṃ or °ṣakaṃ (acc.); Senart em. °ṣakīṃ (no f. form noted in [Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit]); °sakaṃ, acc., Mahāvastu iii.165.7 (prose); °ṣakāṃ, acc. pl., Lalitavistara 214.17 (verse); Mahāvastu ii.322.13 (verse); iii.407.19 (prose; v.l. °ṣaṃ); °ṣakā(ḥ), n. pl., Divyāvadāna 221.24 (prose); Suvarṇabhāsottamasūtra 40.1 (verse), cited Śikṣāsamuccaya 218.12; °ṣaka-, usually in long cpds. of names of musical instru- ments, Lalitavistara 163.6; 177.14; 212.4; Divyāvadāna 108.4; 315.11; 317.22; 320.6; 459.4 (mostly prose).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionarySughoṣaka (सुघोषक):—[=su-ghoṣaka] [from su > su-ga] m. or n. (?), a [particular] musical instrument, [Divyāvadāna]
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Partial matches: Ghosaka, Cu, Shu.
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