Shakunika, Śākunika, Sākuṇika, Sakunika, Śakunikā: 16 definitions
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Shakunika means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi. 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.
Shakunika has 15 English definitions available.
The Sanskrit terms Śākunika and Śakunikā can be transliterated into English as Sakunika or Shakunika, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchŚakunikā (शकुनिका):—(von śakunī) f. Vogelweibchen [Mahābhārata 12, 5245.] Bez. einer der Mütter im Gefolge Skanda's (wohl = śakunī pūtanā) [9, 2633.]
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Śākunika (शाकुनिक):—(von śakuna oder śakuni) m. Vogler, Vogelsteller (auch Fischer) gaṇa ākarṣādi zu [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 5, 2, 64] (śā). [?4, 4, 35, Scholiast (oxyt.). Amarakoṣa 2, 10, 14. Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 930. MAITRYUP. 6, 26] (Fischer). [Manu’s Gesetzbuch.8,260.] [Mahābhārata.5,2455. fgg. 12,5516] [?(Pañcatantra III,158). Suśruta.1,7,13. Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 15,22. 16,33. 87,34. Kathāsaritsāgara 71,278. 72,241. PRĀYAŚCITTEND. 23,a,4. Bhāgavatapurāṇa.7,2,56.]
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