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śakuna

śakuná m. (said to be fr. √ śak, [Uṇ. iii, 49]) a bird (esp. a large bird or one of good or bad omen), [RV.] &c. &c.

a partic. kind of bird (either = gṛdhra, a vulture, or = cilla, a common kite or Pondicherry eagle), [L.]

a kind of Brāhman (vipra-bheda), [MW.]

a sort of hymn or song (sung at festivals to secure good fortune), [W.]

(with vasiṣṭhasya) N. of a Sāman, [ĀrṣBr.]

N. of an Asura, [BhP.]

pl. N. of a people, [MBh.]; [Buddh.]

śakuná n. any auspicious object or lucky omen, an omen or prognostic (in general; rarely ‘an inauspicious omen’), [Kāv.]; [Kathās.]; [Pañcat.]

śakuná mfn. indicating good luck, auspicious, [MW.]