Shaulkayani, Śaulkāyaṇi, Śaulkāyani: 4 definitions
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Shaulkayani 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.
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The Sanskrit terms Śaulkāyaṇi and Śaulkāyani can be transliterated into English as Saulkayani or Shaulkayani, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchŚaulkāyani (शौल्कायनि):—m. Nomen proprium eines Lehrers [Viṣṇupurāṇa 283.] [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 12,7,2.] [Oxforder Handschriften 55,b,32.]
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The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 3 - Mārkaṇḍeya’s Further Query < [Section 3b - Arunācala-khaṇḍa (Uttarārdha)]
The Vishnu Purana (by Horace Hayman Wilson)
Chapter VI - Division of the Sama-veda < [Book III]
The Brahmanda Purana (by G.V. Tagare)
Chapter 35 - The legend of Yājñavalkya’s receiving the Veda from the Sun-God < [Section 2 - Anuṣaṅga-pāda]