Shakan, Ṣākan, Śakan, Sakaṉ: 8 definitions
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Shakan means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Tamil. 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.
Shakan has 7 English definitions available.
The Sanskrit terms Ṣākan and Śakan can be transliterated into English as Sakan or Shakan, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchŚakan (शकन्):—s. śakṛt .
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: Sakanika, Sakantaka, Shakandhavya, Shakandhu, Shakandhuka, Shakandhvadi, Shakanem, Shakanga, Shakani, Shakanighantu, Shakanilipi, Shakanripala, Shakanripatisamvatsara.
Ends with: Cuviceshakan, Jakatrakshakan, Poshakan, Samrakshakan.
Full-text: Shakrit, Alvarkanmi, Shakandhu, Maticakan, Camatturoki, Chakana, Kuttaka, Varaka, Potti, Shaka.
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Search found 4 books and stories containing Shakan, Ṣākan, Śakan, Sakaṉ, Sakan, Sagan; (plurals include: Shakans, Ṣākans, Śakans, Sakaṉs, Sakans, Sagans). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Rig Veda 10.43.5 < [Sukta 43]
Sivaprakasam (Study in Bondage and Liberation) (by N. Veerappan)
Guru-in-physical form < [Chapter 6 - Means to Release]
Kathasaritsagara (the Ocean of Story) (by Somadeva)
Folk Tales of Gujarat (and Jhaverchand Meghani) (by Vandana P. Soni)
Chapter 6 - Natho Modhvadio (Around 1830) < [Part 2 - Sorathi Baharvatiya]