Sukshatra, Sukṣatra: 5 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Sukṣatra can be transliterated into English as Suksatra or Sukshatra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaSukṣatra (सुक्षत्र).—A heroic warrior who fought in the Kurukṣetra on the side of the Pāṇḍavas. He was the son of the King of Kosala. (Mahābhārata Droṇa Parva, Chapter 23, Verse 57).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexSukṣatra (सुक्षत्र).—A Bṛhadratha: ruled Magadha for 56 years.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 74. 112.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionarySukṣatra (सुक्षत्र).—[adjective] ruling well or granting power.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Sukṣatra (सुक्षत्र):—[=su-kṣatra] [from su] mfn. having a good dominion, ruling well, [Ṛg-veda; Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā]
2) [v.s. ...] possessing or conferring power, strong, powerful, [Ṛg-veda]
3) [v.s. ...] m. Name of a son of Niramitra, [Viṣṇu-purāṇa]
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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: Kshatra, Cu, Shu.
Full-text: Mard.
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