Shashadana, Śaśādana, Shasha-adana: 7 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Śaśādana can be transliterated into English as Sasadana or Shashadana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)
Source: Shodhganga: Portrayal of Animal Kingdom (Tiryaks) in Epics An Analytical studyŚaśādana (शशादन) refers to the Shahin falcon (Falco peregrines), according to scientific texts such as the Mṛgapakṣiśāstra (Mriga-pakshi-shastra) or “the ancient Indian science of animals and birds” by Hamsadeva, containing the varieties and descriptions of the animals and birds seen in the Sanskrit Epics such as the Ramayana and Mahabharata.
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚaśādana (शशादन).—a hawk, falcon.
Derivable forms: śaśādanaḥ (शशादनः).
Śaśādana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śaśa and adana (अदन).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚaśādana (शशादन).—m.
(-naḥ) A hawk or falcon. E. śaśa a hare or rabbit, adana what eats.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Śaśādana (शशादन):—[from śaśa > śaś] m. ‘h°-eater’, the brown hawk, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) Śāśadāna (शाशदान):—See √1. śad, p.1051.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚaśādana (शशादन):—[śaśā+dana] (naḥ) 1. m. A hawk or falcon.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusŚaśādana (ಶಶಾದನ):—[noun] a hawk (as an enemy of rabits) (any of various accipitrine birds of Accipitridae family having a characteristic curved beak, short, rounded wings and a long tail and legs).
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Shasha, Adana, Atana.
Starts with: Shashadanaka.
Full-text: Shashadanaka, Shashaghatin, Shash.
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