Shokacarca, Śokacarcā, Shoka-carca: 3 definitions
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Shokacarca 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 Śokacarcā can be transliterated into English as Sokacarca or Shokacarca, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Shokacharcha.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚokacarcā (शोकचर्चा).—indulgence in grief.
Śokacarcā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śoka and carcā (चर्चा).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚokacarcā (शोकचर्चा).—f.
(-rcā) Indulgence in sorrow. E. śoka, and carcā search.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚokacarcā (शोकचर्चा):—[=śoka-carcā] [from śoka] f. ‘s°-repetition’, indulgence in grief, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
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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Partial matches: Shoka, Carca, Coka.
Full-text: Anusamdha.
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