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Word (IAST)Word (Devanagari)Overview
śākaशाकśā́ka m. (fr. √ śak) power, might, help, aid, [RV.]
śāká m. helpful, a helper, friend, [ib.]
n. (or m. g. ardharcādi; of doubtful derivation, and scarcely to be connected with 1. ) a potherb, vegetable, greens, [GṛŚrS.]; [Mn.]; [MBh.] &c.
any vegetable food, [Gaut.]
m. the Teak tree, Tectona Grandis, [GṛŚrS.]; [MBh.] &c.
Acacia Sirissa, [L.]
N. of a Dvīpa (the sixth of the seven Dvīpas, called after the Teak tree growing there, surrounded by the sea of milk or white sea, and inhabited by the Ṛta-vratas, Satya-vratas, Dāna-vratas, and Anu-vratas), [MBh.]; [Pur.]
m. or n. (?) N. of a place, [Col.]
m. N. of a man g. kuñjādi.
mfn. (fr. śaka) relating to the Śakas or Indo-scythians
m. n. (scil. saṃvatsara, abda &c.) the Śaka era (also śāka-kāla; see śakak°), [VarBṛS.], Sch.
m. (also) a general N. for any era
(pl.) N. of a people (w.r. for śaka), [Buddh.]
śākalaशाकलśā́kala mfn. (fr. śakala) dyed with the substance called Śakala, [Kāś.] on [Pāṇ. iv, 2, 2]
relating to a piece or portion, [MW.]
derived from or belonging or relating to the Śākalas, [Mn. ix, 200] (cf. [Pāṇ. iv, 3, 128])
śā́kala m. or n. a chip, piece, fragment, splinter, [ŚBr.]; [ŚrS.]
śā́kala m. (scil. maṇi) an amulet made of chips of wood, [Kauś.]
N. of an ancient teacher, [Cat.]
a kind of serpent, [AitBr.]
(pl.) the Śākalas (i.e.) followers of Śākalya, [RPrāt.] (g. kaṇvādi)
the inhabitants of the town Śākala, [MBh.]
śā́kala n. the text or ritual of Śākalya, [AitBr.]; [ĀśvGṛ.]; [Pat.]
N. of a Sāman, [ĀrṣBr.]
of a town of the Madras, [MBh.]; [Kathās.]
of a village of the Bāhīkas, [Pat.] on [Pāṇ. iv, 2, 104], Vārtt. 4.
śākaliशाकलिor śāka°lin, m. (cf. śakalin) a fish, [Car.]
śākarīशाकरीw.r. for śākārī below.
śākaṭaशाकटn. (ifc.) = next (cf. ikṣu-ś°).
mf(I)n. (fr. śakaṭa) relating or belonging to a cart, going in a cart, drawing a cart, filling a cart &c., [L.]
m. a draught-animal, [L.]
a cart-load, [L.]
Cordia Latifolia, [L.]
śākalinशाकलिन्śākali or śāka°lin, m. (cf. śakalin) a fish, [Car.]
śākalyaशाकल्यśā́kalya m. patr. fr. śakala, [ŚBr.]
N. of an ancient grammarian and teacher, [Prāt.]; [Nir.]; [Pāṇ.] &c. (who is held to be the arranger of the Pada text of the Ṛg-veda)
of a poet, [Subh.]
śākarājशाकराज्śāka—rāj or śāka—rāja, m. ‘king of vegetable’, Chenopodium, [L.]
śākabhavaशाकभवśāka—bhava m. N. of a Varṣa in Plakṣa-dvīpa, [MārkP.]
śākadāsaशाकदासśāka—dāsa m. N. of a teacher, [VBr.]
śākahāraशाकहारśāka—hāra w.r. for śākāhāra (q.v.)
śākakālaशाककालśāka—kāla m. the Śāka era, [Jyot.]
śākalakaशाकलकmf(ikA)n. derived from or relating to the Śākalas, [Pāṇ. iv, 3, 128.]
śākalikaशाकलिकmf(I)n. dyed with the substance called Śakala, [Pāṇ. iv, 2, 2], Vārtt. 1
having a piece or portion, fragmentary, [W.]
relating to the town Śākala, [ib.] [iv, 2, 117], Sch.
śākamṛṣaशाकमृषśāka—mṛṣa (?) m. or n. a species of plant, [Kauś.] (v.l. sāka-m° and śāka-vṛṣa).
śākapūṇiशाकपूणिm. (w.r. śākapūrṇi; fr. śakapūṇi) patr. of an ancient grammarian, [Nir.] (cf. [IW. 159]).
śākapaṇaशाकपणśāka—paṇa m. a handful of vegetables &c., a measure equal to a handful, [L.]
śākapotaशाकपोतśāka—pota m. pl. N. of a people, [MārkP.]
śākarājaशाकराजśāka—rāj or śāka—rāja, m. ‘king of vegetable’, Chenopodium, [L.]
śākarasaशाकरसśāka—rasa m. edible vegetable juice, [MBh.]
śākataruशाकतरुśāka—taru m. the Teak tree, [L.]
Capparis Trifoliata, [W.]
śākavāṭaशाकवाटśāka—vāṭa, śāka—vā°ṭaka, m. or śāka—vā°ṭikā, f. a vegetable garden, [Kathās.]
śākavīraशाकवीरśāka—vīra m. Chenopodium, [L.]
a species of purslain, [L.]
śākavṛṣaशाकवृषśāka—vṛṣa See -mṛṣa.
śākaṭīnaशाकटीनmfn. belonging or relating to a cart, [W.]
m. a cart-load (also as a measure of weight = 20 Tulās), [L.]
śākaṭikaशाकटिकmfn. belonging to a cart or going in a cart, [W.]
m. a carter, [VarBṛS.]; [Pañcat.]
śākabhakṣaशाकभक्षśāka—bhakṣa mfn. vegetarian
śākaṃdheyaशाकंधेयm. patr. fr. śakaṃdhi, g. śubhrādi.
śākabilvaशाकबिल्वśāka—bilva or śāka—bil°vaka, m. the egg-plant, [L.] (cf. -vindaka).
śākadīkṣāशाकदीक्षाśāka—dīkṣā f. (pl.) feeding only on vegetables, [MBh.]
śākadvīpaशाकद्वीपśāka—dvīpa m. N. of a Dvīpa (see above).
śākajagdhaशाकजग्धśāka—jagdha mf(A or I)n., [Pāṇ. iv, 1, 53], Sch.
śākajambuशाकजम्बुśāka—jambu m. N. of a place
śākambharīशाकम्भरीśāka—m-bharī f. ‘herb-nourishing’, N. of a lake in Rājputāna (the modern Sāmbhar), [Vās., Introd.]; [Col.]
a form of Durgā, [MBh.]; [Pur.]
N. of a place or town sacred to D°, [MBh.]
observances there in honour of D° (accord. to some), [MW.]
śākapātraशाकपात्रśāka—pātra n. a vessel for vegetables, vegetable dish, [MW.]
śākapiṇḍīशाकपिण्डीśāka—piṇḍī f. a mass of vegetables, [ŚāṅkhGṛ.]
śākapratiशाकप्रतिśāka—prati ind. a little potherb (?), [MW.]
śākavarṇaशाकवर्णśāka—varṇa mfn. = śyāva, [Bhpr.]
śāka—varṇa m. N. of a king, [VP.]
śākavṛkṣaशाकवृक्षśāka—vṛkṣa m. the Teak tree, [L.]
śākavrataशाकव्रतśāka—vrata n. a partic. vow, abstinence from vegetable &c., [MW.]
śākaṭākhyaशाकटाख्यm. a kind of tree, [MW.]
śākayogyaशाकयोग्यśāka—yogya m. coriander, [L.]
śākaśākaṭaशाकशाकटśāka—śākaṭa or śāka—śākina, n. a bed or field of vegetables, [L.]
śākaśākinaशाकशाकिनśāka—śākaṭa or śāka—śākina, n. a bed or field of vegetables, [L.]
śākaśreṣṭhāशाकश्रेष्ठाśāka—śreṣṭhā f. the above medicinal plant, [Bhpr.]
= jīvantī
= ḍoḍī
the egg-plant, [MW.]
śākaśreṣṭhaशाकश्रेष्ठśāka—śreṣṭha m. ‘best of herbs’, the egg-plant, [L.]
a partic. medicinal plant used also as a potherb, [L.]
Hoya Viridifolia, [L.]
Chenopodium Album, [MW.]
śākabāleyaशाकबालेयśāka—bāleya m. a partic. plant (= brahma-yaṣṭi), [L.]
śākalaśākhāशाकलशाखाśākala—śākhā f. the Śākala branch or school of the [RV.] (the text of the Ṛg-veda as handed down by the Śākalas constituting the only extant version), [IW. 150.]
śākalahomaशाकलहोमśākala—homa m. a partic. kind of oblation, [ib.]
śākandhavyaशाकन्धव्यm. patr. fr. śakandhu, g. kurv-ādi.
śākapattraशाकपत्त्रśāka—pattra n. a leaf of the Teak tree, [Suśr.]
(prob.) = pattra-śāka, vegetables consisting of leaves, [MārkP.]
śāka—pattra m. Moringa Pterygosperma, [L.]
śākaracitaशाकरचितśāka—racita mf(A)n. composed of vegetables &c., [VarBṛS.]
śākarasīkṛशाकरसीकृśāka—ra°sī-√ kṛ P. -karoti, to turn into vegetable juice, [Kathās.]
śākavāṭakaशाकवाटकśāka—vāṭa, śāka—vā°ṭaka, m. or śāka—vā°ṭikā, f. a vegetable garden, [Kathās.]
śākavāṭikāशाकवाटिकाśāka—vāṭa, śāka—vā°ṭaka, m. or śāka—vā°ṭikā, f. a vegetable garden, [Kathās.]
śākaṭāyanaशाकटायनm. (fr. śakaṭa) patr. of an ancient grammarian, [Prāt.]; [Nir.]; [Pāṇ.]
of a modern grammarian, [Gaṇar.]; [Vop.]
of the author of a law-book (see -smṛti).
śākaṭāyaniशाकटायनिm. a patr. (prob. = °yana), [Cat.]
śākabhakṣatāशाकभक्षताśāka—bhakṣa—tā f. vegetarianism, [Gaut.]
śākabilvakaशाकबिल्वकśāka—bilva or śāka—bil°vaka, m. the egg-plant, [L.] (cf. -vindaka).
śākacukrikāशाकचुक्रिकाśāka—cukrikā f. the tamarind, [L.]
śākadvīpīyaशाकद्वीपीयśāka—dvīpīya mf(A)n. belonging to Śākadvīpa, [MW.]
śākajañjabhaशाकजञ्जभm. du. Śāka and Jañjabha (two divine beings), [Hir.]
śākajambukaशाकजम्बुकśāka—jam°buka mfn., [Pāṇ. iv, 2, 119], Sch.
śākalasmṛtiशाकलस्मृतिśākala—smṛti f. N. of a law-book (also called śākalya-smṛti), [Cat.]
śākalyāyanīशाकल्यायनीf. of śākalya, g. lohitādi.
śākalyamataशाकल्यमतśākalya—mata n. N. of wk.
śākalyapitṛशाकल्यपितृśākalya—pitṛ m. the father of ڰ, [RPrāt.]
śākambharīyaशाकम्भरीयśāka—m-bharīya mfn. coming from Śākam-bharī, [Bhpr.]
śāka—m-bharīya n. a kind of fossil salt from the above lake, [W.]
śākanighaṇṭuशाकनिघण्टुśāka—nighaṇṭu m. N. of a glossary of plants by Sītā-rāma Śāstrin.
śākapārthivaशाकपार्थिवśāka—pārthiva m. a king who eats or enjoys vegetables (= śāka-bhojī pārthivaḥ), [Pat.] (‘a king dear to the era’ accord. to [Siddh.] on [Pāṇ. ii, 1, 69] See 4. śāka).
śāka—pārthiva See under 2. śāka.
śākavindakaशाकविन्दकśāka—vindaka m. = -bilva, [L.]
śākaṭīkarṇaशाकटीकर्णmfn. (fr. śakaṭī-karṇa) g. suvāstv-ādi.
śākalahomīyaशाकलहोमीयśākala—ho°mīya mfn. relating or belonging to the Śākalahoma, [Mn. xi, 256.]
śākalyapalyaशाकल्यपल्यśākalya—palya m. N. of a poet, [Cat.]
śākaṭapotikāशाकटपोतिकाśākaṭa—potikā f. Basella Rubra, [L.]
śākakalambakaशाककलम्बकśāka—kalambaka m. leek, garlic, [L.]
śākalasaṃhitāशाकलसंहिताśākala—saṃhitā f. the Śākala Saṃhitā.
śākalyacaritaशाकल्यचरितśākalya—carita n. N. of wk.
śākaviḍambakaशाकविडम्बकśāka—viḍambaka mfn. disgracing (the name) śāka, [Kāv.]
śākalyasaṃhitāशाकल्यसंहिताśākalya—saṃhitā f. N. of wk.
śākaṭāyanasmṛtiशाकटायनस्मृतिśākaṭāyana—smṛti f. the law-book of ڰ, [Hcat.]
śākalaprātiśākhyaशाकलप्रातिशाख्यśākala—prātiśākhya n. N. of the Ṛg-veda Prātiśākhya (ascribed to Śaunaka and handed down for the use of the Śākala school).
śākaṭāyanavyākaraṇaशाकटायनव्याकरणśākaṭāyana—vyākaraṇa n. N. of a grammar (adopted by the Jaina community in opposition to the orthodox Aṣṭādhyāyī).
śākaṭāyanopaniṣadbhāṣyaशाकटायनोपनिषद्भाष्यśākaṭāyanopaniṣad-bhāṣya (?) n. N. of a Comm. by Śaṃkarācārya.
śākalyasaṃhitāpariśiṣṭaशाकल्यसंहितापरिशिष्टśākalya—saṃhitā-pariśiṣṭa n. N. of wk.