Sharngi, Śārṅgī: 4 definitions

Introduction:

Sharngi 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 Śārṅgī can be transliterated into English as Sarngi or Sharngi, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

1a) Śārṅgī (शार्ङ्गी).—Is Viṣṇu.*

  • * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa IV. 5. 35.

1b) With two quivers full of arrows, descended from heaven for the use of Kṛṣṇa.*

  • * Viṣṇu-purāṇa V. 22. 6; 30. 63.
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The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

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

1) Śārṅgī (शार्ङ्गी):—[from śārṅga] f. the female of the bird Śārṅga, [Mahābhārata]

2) Śārṅgi (शार्ङ्गि):—[from śārṅga] in [compound] for śārṅgin.

3) Sārṅgī (सार्ङ्गी):—a kind of metre (= sāraṅgī), [Colebrooke]

[Sanskrit to German]

Sharngi in German

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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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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Śārṅgi (ಶಾರ್ಙ್ಗಿ):—

1) [noun] = ಶಾರ್ಙ್ಗಧರ [sharngadhara].

2) [noun] an archer in gen.

3) [noun] Śiva.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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