Vishashuka, Viṣaśūka, Visha-shuka: 5 definitions

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The Sanskrit term Viṣaśūka can be transliterated into English as Visasuka or Vishashuka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Viṣaśūka (विषशूक).—m. a wasp.

Derivable forms: viṣaśūkaḥ (विषशूकः).

Viṣaśūka is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms viṣa and śūka (शूक). See also (synonyms): viṣaśṛṅgin, viṣasṛkkan.

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

Viṣaśūka (विषशूक).—m.

(-kaḥ) A wasp. E. viṣa venom, and śūka a parrot.

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

Viṣaśūka (विषशूक):—[=viṣa-śūka] [from viṣa > viṣ] ([Suśruta]) ([cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]) m. ‘having a poisonous sting’, a wasp.

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

Viṣaśūka (विषशूक):—[viṣa-śūka] (kaḥ) 1. m. A wasp.

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Vishashuka 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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