Shokabhanga, Śokabhaṅga: 3 definitions

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Shokabhanga 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 Śokabhaṅga can be transliterated into English as Sokabhanga or Shokabhanga, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Śokabhaṅga (शोकभङ्ग).—m.

(-ṅgaḥ) Dissipating or removing sorrow. E. śoka, and bhaṅga breaking.

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

Śokabhaṅga (शोकभङ्ग):—[=śoka-bhaṅga] [from śoka] m. ‘s°-break’, dissipation or removal of grief, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Śokabhaṅga (शोकभङ्ग):—[śoka-bhaṅga] (ṅgaḥ) 1. m. Dissipating grief.

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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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