Sunika, Shunika, Sūnika: 5 definitions
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Sunika 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.
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionarySūnika (सूनिक).—m.
1) A butcher, flesh-seller; Y.1. 141.
2) A hunter.
Derivable forms: sūnikaḥ (सूनिकः).
See also (synonyms): sūnin.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionarySūnika (सूनिक).—[masculine] butcher, flesh-seller.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Sunika (सुनिक):—m. Name of a minister of Ripuṃ-jaya ([varia lectio] śunaka), [Viṣṇu-purāṇa]
2) Sūnika (सूनिक):—[from sūnā] m. a butcher, flesh-seller, hunter, [Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā]
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Śūnika (शूनिक) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Sūṇiya.
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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: Sunikantam-nikanta.
Ends with: Bhikshunika, Paishunika, Pesuṇika.
Full-text: Munika, Suniya, Sunin, Udbandhaka.
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The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 242 - Eighteen Prakṛtis (Castes and Sub-castes) < [Section 1 - Tīrtha-māhātmya]
The Vishnu Purana (by Horace Hayman Wilson)