Shatakratava, Śātakratava: 2 definitions

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Shatakratava 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 Śātakratava can be transliterated into English as Satakratava or Shatakratava, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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[«previous next»] — Shatakratava in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Śātakratava (शातक्रतव).—a. Belonging or relating to Indra; त्वदुत्सङ्गे गङ्गे पतति यदि कायस्तनुभृतां तदा मातः शातक्रतवपदलाभोऽप्यतिलघुः (tvadutsaṅge gaṅge patati yadi kāyastanubhṛtāṃ tadā mātaḥ śātakratavapadalābho'pyatilaghuḥ) Gaṅgāṣṭaka (by Śaṃkarāchārya) 7.

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

Śātakratava (शातक्रतव):—[=śāta-kratava] [from śāta] mf(ī)n. ([from] śata-kratu) relating to Indra (with śarāsana n. a rainbow, [Vikramāṅkadeva-carita, by Bilhaṇa]; with āśā f. the east, [Kādambarī])

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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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