Shukashikha, Śūkaśikhā, Shuka-shikha: 2 definitions

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Shukashikha 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 Śūkaśikhā can be transliterated into English as Sukasikha or Shukashikha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Kavya (poetry)

[«previous next»] — Shukashikha in Kavya glossary
Source: archive.org: Naisadhacarita of Sriharsa

Śukaśikhā (शुकशिखा) refers to the “pointed beard of corn”, and is mentioned in the Naiṣadha-carita 4.11.

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Kavya (काव्य, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry’ and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry’.

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Sanskrit dictionary

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

Śūkaśikhā (शूकशिखा).—the pointed beared of corn; निविशते यदि शूकशिखा पदे सृजति सा कयतीमिव न व्यथाम् (niviśate yadi śūkaśikhā pade sṛjati sā kayatīmiva na vyathām) N.4.11.

Śūkaśikhā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śūka and śikhā (शिखा). See also (synonyms): śūkapiṇḍi.

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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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