Suratoshaka, Suratoṣaka, Sura-toshaka: 5 definitions

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Suratoshaka 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 Suratoṣaka can be transliterated into English as Suratosaka or Suratoshaka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Suratoṣaka (सुरतोषक).—the jewel called Kaustubha; q. v.

Derivable forms: suratoṣakaḥ (सुरतोषकः).

Suratoṣaka is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms sura and toṣaka (तोषक).

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

Suratoṣaka (सुरतोषक).—m.

(-kaḥ) The jewel worn by Krishna on his breast. E. sura a deity, tuṣ to please, ṇvul aff.

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

Suratoṣaka (सुरतोषक):—[=sura-toṣaka] [from sura > sur] m. ‘god-pleasing’, the jewel Kaustubha (worn by Kṛṣṇa on his breast), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Suratoṣaka (सुरतोषक):—[sura-toṣaka] (kaḥ) 1. m. The jewel worn by Krishna on his breast.

[Sanskrit to German]

Suratoshaka 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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