Shaucika, Śaucika: 7 definitions
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Shaucika 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.
Shaucika has 6 English definitions available.
The Sanskrit term Śaucika can be transliterated into English as Saucika or Shaucika, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Shauchika.
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Sanskrit dictionary
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchSaucika (सौचिक):—(von sūci Nadel) m. Schneider [Amarakoṣa 2, 10, 6.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 910.] [Halāyudha 2, 435.] [Kullūka] zu [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 4, 214.] kaivartasya ca kanyāyāṃ śauṇḍikādeva saucikaḥ [PARĀŚARAPADDHATI im Śabdakalpadruma] unter varuḍa und śaucika .
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Saucīka (सौचीक):—m. patron. eines Agni [Ṛgveda] [Anukramaṇikā]
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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