Shvetaka, Śvetaka: 8 definitions
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Shvetaka 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.
Shvetaka has 7 English definitions available.
The Sanskrit term Śvetaka can be transliterated into English as Svetaka or Shvetaka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchŚvetaka (श्वेतक):—(von śveta)
1) adj. weisslich, weiss [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 81, 19.] —
2) m. a) Otterköpfchen [Bhūriprayoga im Śabdakalpadruma] — b) Nomen proprium eines Schlangendämons [Vyutpatti oder Mahāvyutpatti 87.] —
3) n. Silber [Rājanirghaṇṭa im Śabdakalpadruma]
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Shvetakadava, Shvetakaduvitti, Shvetakaka, Shvetakakiya, Shvetakakulimriga, Shvetakalpa, Shvetakamala, Shvetakambhoji, Shvetakamboji, Shvetakanda, Shvetakantakari, Shvetakanthin, Shvetakapota, Shvetakapoti, Shvetakarna.
Ends with: Kshvetaka.
Full-text: Shakadvipa, Shveta.
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