Casha, ṣa, , Familiar, Hogar: 21 definitions
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The Sanskrit term ṣa can be transliterated into English as Casa or Casha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Chasha.
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In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)
: archive.org: The Elephant Lore of the Hindusṣa (चा�) refers to “sugar cane�, which is used in a recipe for the subjugation elephants, according to the 15th century ٲṅgī composed by Nīlakaṇṭha in 263 Sanskrit verses, dealing with elephantology in ancient India, focusing on the science of management and treatment of elephants.—[Cf. chapter 10, “on the catching of elephants”]: �10. He shall apply (to the cows) a subjugating ointment made of [including for example, ṣa—sugar cane, ...] and similar things; with Celosia cristata, ⲹ (cardamoms?), collyrium, 岵ṣp (name of various plants), and honey.
: Shodhganga: Portrayal of Animal Kingdom (Tiryaks) in Epics An Analytical studyṣa (चा�) refers to the Roller or Blue jay (Coracias benghalensis), 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.
Unclassified Ayurveda definitions
Source: Wisdom Library: Āyurveda and botanyṣa (चा�) is a Sanskrit word referring to the animal “blue jay�. The meat of this animal is part of the ṃs (‘group of flesh�), which is used throughout Ayurvedic literature. The animal ṣa is part of the sub-group named prasaha, refering to animals “who take their food by snatching�. It was classified by Caraka in his Carakasaṃhitā sūtrasthāna (chapter 27), a classical Ayurvedic work. Caraka defined such groups (vargas) based on the dietic properties of the substance.
: archive.org: Sushruta samhita, Volume Iṣa (चा�) or Chāṣa (छा�)—Sanskrit word for a bird corresponding to “jay�. This animal is from the group called Prasaha (‘carnivorous birds�). Prasaha itself is a sub-group of the group of animals known as Jāṅghala (living in high ground and in a jungle).

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.
Dharmashastra (religious law)
: Prācyā: Animals and animal products as reflected in Smṛti textsṣa (चा�) refers to the bird “Blue jay� (Coracias benghalensis).—Birds have been described in several ancient Sanskrit texts that they have been treated elaborately by eminent scholars. These birds [viz., ṣa] are enumerated in almost several Smṛtis in context of specifying the expiations for killing them and their flesh being used as a dietary article to give satisfaction to the manes (Pitṛs) in Śrāddha rites. These are elaborated especially in the Manusmṛti, Parāśarasmṛti [chapter VI], Gautamasmṛti [chapter 23], Śātātapasmṛti [II.54-56], Uśānasmṛti [IX.10-IX.12], Yājñavalkyasmṛti [I.172-I.175], Viṣṇusmṛti [51.28-51.29], Uttarāṅgirasasmṛti [X.16].

Dharmashastra (धर्मशास्त्�, dharmaśāstra) contains the instructions (shastra) regarding religious conduct of livelihood (dharma), ceremonies, jurisprudence (study of law) and more. It is categorized as smriti, an important and authoritative selection of books dealing with the Hindu lifestyle.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryṣa (चा�).—m (S) pop. ś or m (Pronounced Chas.) The blue Jay, Coracias Indica. 2 Set down by some authorities as the synonyme of ñᲹԲ or ñᲹīṭa Wagtail.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishṣa (चा�) [-śa-sa, -�-स].�m The blue Jay.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryṣa (चा�).—[� bhakṣaṇe svārthe ṇic-ac]
1) The blue jay; Mālatīmādhava (Bombay) 6.5; Y.1.175.
2) Sugar-cane. 1.1; केयूरमण्�- लीना� प्रभासंतानेन क्वचिद्विकीर्यमाणचाषः (keyūramaṇḍa- līnā� prabhāsaṃtānena kvacidvikīryamāṇaṣa�) K.
Derivable forms: ṣa� (चाषः).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionaryṣa (चा�).—m.
(-ṣa�) 1. The blue jay, (Coracias Indica.) 2. A kingfisher, (according to some.) E. � to injure, (fish. &c.) affix; svārthe ṇic ac also .
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(चा�).—m.
(-�) 1. The blue jay. 2. Sugar cane: see the preceding. � hiṃsāyā� ṇic ac pṛṣo0 ṣakhage, ikṣubhede ca .
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionaryṣa (चा�).—m. The blue jay, Coracias indica, [Բśٰ] 11, 131.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionaryṣa (चा�).—[masculine] the blue jay.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) ṣa (चा�):�m. the blue jay, [Ṛg-veda x, 97, 13; Ṛgveda-prātiśākhya; Manu-smṛti xi, 132; Yājñavalkya i, 175; Mahābhārata] etc.
2) sugar-cane, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) mfn. relating to a blue jay, [Pāṇini 4-3, 156], [vArttika] 4, [Patañjali]
4) (चा�):—[from ṣa] wrong spelling for ṣa.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) ṣa (चा�):�(ṣa�) 1. m. Blue jay; kingfisher.
2) (चा�):�(�) 1. m. Idem. Sugar-cane.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)ṣa (चा�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: .
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), 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.
Prakrit-English dictionary
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary1) Casa (चस) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: 䲹�.
2) (चा�) also relates to the Sanskrit word: ṣa.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusṣa (ಚಾ�):—[noun] any of several birds of the family Coraciidae that tumble or roll over in flight as Coracias indica, Boracus Indica the flight of which is consulted as an omen or Coracias benghalensis, etc.; the Indian roller.
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusHogar (ಹೊಗರ�):—[noun] = ಹೊಗರ� [hogaru]2.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary(चा�):—n. cultivation; irrigation and application of fertilizers in the field;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
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Search found 103 books and stories containing Casha, ṣa, , Hogares, The familiar; (plurals include: Cashas, ṣas, s, Hogareses, The familiars). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Page 256 < [Volume 5 (1909)]
Devala-smriti (critical study) (by Mukund Lalji Wadekar)
References to section [C] < [Chapter 9 - The distinctive features of the Devalasmriti]
Reverberations of Dharmakirti’s Philosophy (by Birgit Kellner)
Kṣemarāja’s Response to Dharmakīrti’s Critique of Initiation
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 11.131 < [Section XV - Expiation for the killing of Cats and other Animals]
Verse 5.13 < [Section II - Objectionable Food]
Verse 5.12 < [Section II - Objectionable Food]
Malatimadhava (study) (by Jintu Moni Dutta)
Part 4 - Dress and Ornaments in the Mālatīmādhava and 8th-century India < [Chapter 4 - Cultural Aspects of the Mālatīmādhava]