Shaubhika, Śaubhika, Saubhīka: 6 definitions
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Shaubhika 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 Śaubhika can be transliterated into English as Saubhika or Shaubhika, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚaubhika (शौभिक).—
1) A juggler, conjurer.
2) A hunter, fowler; इति चिन्तयतो हृदये पिकस्य समधायि शौभिकेन शरः (iti cintayato hṛdaye pikasya samadhāyi śaubhikena śaraḥ) Bv. 1.114.
Derivable forms: śaubhikaḥ (शौभिकः).
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Saubhīka (सौभीक).—Name of Drupada.
Derivable forms: saubhīkaḥ (सौभीकः).
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Saubhika (सौभिक).—A juggler.
Derivable forms: saubhikaḥ (सौभिकः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚaubhika (शौभिक).—m.
(-kaḥ) A juggler, a conjurer. E. śaubhaṃ vyomapuraṃ śilpamasya ṭhak .
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Saubhika (सौभिक).—m.
(-kaḥ) A juggler.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Śaubhika (शौभिक):—m. (cf. saubhika) a kind of actor, [Patañjali] ([varia lectio] śobhanika)
2) the sacrificial post at a Homa, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) Saubhika (सौभिक):—m. (cf. śau) a juggler, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Śaubhika (शौभिक):—(kaḥ) 1. m. A juggler.
2) Saubhika (सौभिक):—(kaḥ) 1. m. A juggler.
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusŚaubhika (ಶೌಭಿಕ):—[noun] a kind of actor.
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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