Sakuntaka, Śakuntaka, Shakuntaka: 8 definitions
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Sakuntaka means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali. 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.
Sakuntaka has 7 English definitions available.
The Sanskrit term Śakuntaka can be transliterated into English as Sakuntaka or Shakuntaka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchŚakuntaka (शकुन्तक):—(von śakunta) m. Vögelchen Einschiebung nach [Ṛgveda 2, 43.] [Vājasaneyisaṃhitā 23, 23.] [Mahābhārata 12, 9303.] śakuntikā f. Vogelweibchen [Ṛgveda 1, 191, 11.] [Vājasaneyisaṃhitā 23, 22.] [Mahābhārata 1, 2423.] [Harivaṃśa 1117. 1121.]
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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Full-text: Sakuntika, Shakuntaki, Kakkara Jataka.
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Search found 2 books and stories containing Sakuntaka, Śakuntaka, Shakuntaka; (plurals include: Sakuntakas, Śakuntakas, Shakuntakas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
The Mahavastu (great story) (by J. J. Jones)
Chapter XXIII - Jātaka of the Bird (Śakuntaka) < [Volume II]
Chapter XXVI - Jātaka of the Bird (Śakuntaka) (2) < [Volume II]
Vinaya (3): The Cullavagga (by T. W. Rhys Davids)
Cullavagga, Khandaka 4, Chapter 4 < [Khandaka 4 - The Settlement of Disputes among the Fraternity]