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Samkoca, ³§²¹á¹…k´Ç³¦²¹, Åš²¹á¹…k´Ç³¦²¹, ³§²¹á¹ƒk´Ç³¦²¹, Åš²¹á¹ƒk´Ç³¦²¹, Shankoca, Sankoca: 27 definitions

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Samkoca means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi, Hindi, biology. 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 terms Åš²¹á¹…k´Ç³¦²¹ and Åš²¹á¹ƒk´Ç³¦²¹ can be transliterated into English as Sankoca or Shankoca or Samkoca or Shamkoca, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Samkoca.

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia

³§²¹á¹…k´Ç³¦²¹ (सङà¥à¤•ोच).—One of the RÄká¹£asas, who, in ancient days ruled the earth and ultimately died. The story of ³§²¹á¹…k´Ç³¦²¹ was told by Bhīṣma to Yudhiṣṭhira to prove the truth that even the greatest and most powerful has, one day or other, to quit life and die. Among such great ones are included Pá¹›thu, Aila, Maya, Bhauma, Naraka, Åšambara, HayagrÄ«va, PulomÄ, SvarbhÄnu, PrahlÄda, Namuci, Daká¹£a, Vipracitti, Virocana, Suhotra, Vṛṣa, Vṛṣabha, KapilÄÅ›va, VirÅ«pa, BÄṇa, KÄrtasvara, and ViÅ›vadaṃṣṭra. Though all of them were once emperors they had to give room to the next generation. Bhīṣma, on his bed of arrows, was thus describing the transience of life. (ÅšÄnti Parva, Chapter 277).

: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

³§²¹á¹…k´Ç³¦²¹ (सङà¥à¤•ोच) refers to “hesitationâ€� [?], according to the ÅšivapurÄṇa 2.3.25 (“The seven celestial sages test PÄrvatÄ«â€�).—Accordingly, as PÄrvatÄ« said to the seven Sages: “O great sages, listen to my words with hearty affection. I am saying only what I thought in my own way. On hearing my words you will laugh at me considering my proposal impossible. O Brahmins, I hesitate in revealing it [i.e., ²õ²¹á¹…k´Ç³¦²¹â€�saṃkoco varṇanÄdviprÄ] but what can I do? [...]â€�.

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The Purana (पà¥à¤°à¤¾à¤�, purÄṇas) 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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Ayurveda (science of life)

Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)

: archive.org: The Elephant Lore of the Hindus

³§²¹á¹ƒk´Ç³¦²¹ (संकोà¤�) refers to â€�(those elephants who urinates) scantilyâ€�, according to the 15th century ²ÑÄå³Ù²¹á¹…g²¹±ôÄ«±ôÄå composed by NÄ«lakaṇṭha in 263 Sanskrit verses, dealing with elephantology in ancient  India, focusing on the science of management and treatment of elephants.—[Cf. chapter 5, “on marks of the stages of lifeâ€]: â€�21. He lies (sleeps?) against a tree, not in water; his dung is mixed with froth, he urinates scantily (²õ²¹á¹ƒk´Ç³¦²¹-³¾±ð³óÄ«), and eats (only) soft food ; his tusks fall off, his fore-limbs are permanently sickly; such is the elephant in the stage that follows the century (the eleventh)â€�.

Unclassified Ayurveda definitions

: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of terms

³§²¹á¹ƒk´Ç³¦²¹ (संकोà¤�):—Contraction of body parts.

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Ä€yurveda (आयà¥à¤°à¥à¤µà¥‡à¤¦, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Ä€yurveda 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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Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

³§²¹á¹ƒk´Ç³¦²¹ (संकोà¤�) refers to the “contractedâ€� (state of the Goddess), according to Tantric texts such as the KubjikÄmata-tantra, the earliest popular and most authoritative Tantra of the KubjikÄ cult.—Accordingly, as the á¹¢aá¹­sÄhasrasaṃhitÄ commentary explains the name of KubjikÄ or °­³Ü²úÂá¾±²ÔÄ« (lit. “the bent over oneâ€�): “[...] Or else, (one can say that) she is crooked in all circumstances (sarvatra) and (as such) is the seed-syllable. Or else (one can say that) she is in a condition of oneness (²¹¾±°ì²â²¹²ú³óÅ«³ÙÄå) or, she pervades everywhere (sarvagati) in (her) contracted state (²õ²¹á¹ƒk´Ç³¦²¹-±¹á¹›t³Ù¾±). She who possesses (all these states and forms of being) is KubjikÄâ€�.

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Shakta (शाकà¥à¤�, Å›Äkta) or Shaktism (Å›Äktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.

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Sports, Arts and Entertainment (wordly enjoyments)

: archive.org: Syainika Sastra of Rudradeva with English Translation (art)

³§²¹á¹ƒk´Ç³¦²¹ (संकोà¤�) refers to “closeningâ€� (the circles of hunters), according to the Åš²â²¹¾±²Ô¾±°ì²¹-Å›Äå²õ³Ù°ù²¹: a Sanskrit treatise dealing with the divisions and benefits of Hunting and Hawking, written by RÄjÄ Rudradeva (or Candradeva) in possibly the 13th century.—Accordingly, “Hunting by means of artifice (°ìÄå±ô²âÄå) is of four kinds [...]. (c) MahİìÄå±ô²âÄå is that in which a large number of men encircle a forest and then coming in closer circles (²õ²¹á¹ƒk´Ç³¦²¹) [²õ²¹á¹ƒk´Ç³¦²¹mÄgataiá¸�] ultimately stop the flight of animals of various kinds and kill them by swords and other weapons indiscriminately in all possible ways. This can be ‘playedâ€� by kings and noblemen onlyâ€�.

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This section covers the skills and profiencies of the Kalas (“performing arts�) and Shastras (“sciences�) involving ancient Indian traditions of sports, games, arts, entertainment, love-making and other means of wordly enjoyments. Traditionally these topics were dealt with in Sanskrit treatises explaing the philosophy and the justification of enjoying the pleasures of the senses.

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Vastushastra (architecture)

: Google Books: Consecration Rituals In South Asia

³§²¹á¹…k´Ç³¦²¹ (सङà¥à¤•ोच) refers to one of the two types of ÂáÄ«°ùṇo»å»å³óÄå°ù²¹ (“renovation of templesâ€�).—According to the Kerala ritual texts (e.g. the Tantrasamuccaya 11.2) there are two types of ÂáÄ«°ùṇo»å»å³óÄå°ù²¹, namely ²Ô¾±á¹£k°ù²¹³¾²¹á¹‡a and ²õ²¹á¹…k´Ç³¦²¹. When the ±ô¾±á¹…g²¹ or the idol is damaged, the ²Ô¾±á¹£k°ù²¹³¾²¹á¹‡a type of ÂáÄ«°ùṇo»å»å³óÄå°ù²¹ is to be performed by replacing the damaged ±ô¾±á¹…g²¹ or idol with a new one. But when the ±è°ùÄå²õÄå»å²¹ or temple needs renovation, ²õ²¹á¹…k´Ç³¦²¹ type of ÂáÄ«°ùṇo»å»å³óÄå°ù²¹ is to be performed. The ²Ô¾±á¹£k°ù²¹³¾²¹á¹‡a again is further classified into two types, one performed with °ì²¹±ô²¹Å›²¹ and the other with ²úÄå±ôÄå±ô²¹²â²¹±è°ù²¹³Ù¾±á¹£á¹­³óÄå.

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Vastushastra (वासà¥à¤¤à¥à¤¶à¤¾à¤¸à¥à¤¤à¥à¤�, vÄstuÅ›Ästra) refers to the ancient Indian science (shastra) of architecture (vastu), dealing with topics such architecture, sculpture, town-building, fort building and various other constructions. Vastu also deals with the philosophy of the architectural relation with the cosmic universe.

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Vedanta (school of philosophy)

: Wikisource: Ashtavakra Gita

³§²¹á¹ƒk´Ç³¦²¹ (संकोà¤�) refers to the “limitationsâ€� (of the realm of one’s own Self), according to the AṣṭÄvakragÄ«tÄ (5th century BC), an ancient text on spirituality dealing with Advaita-VedÄnta topics.—Accordingly, [as Aṣṭavakra says to Janaka]: “[...] This existence is just imagination. It is nothing in reality, but there is no non-being for natures that know how to distinguish being from non being. The realm of one's own self is not far away, and nor can it be achieved by the addition of limitations (²õ²¹á¹ƒk´Ç³¦²¹) to its nature. [na dÅ«raá¹� na ca saṃkocÄllabdhamevÄtmanaá¸� padam] It is unimaginable, effortless, unchanging and spotless. [...]â€�.

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Vedanta (वेदानà¥à¤�, vedÄnta) refers to a school of orthodox Hindu philosophy (astika), drawing its subject-matter from the Upanishads. There are a number of sub-schools of Vedanta, however all of them expound on the basic teaching of the ultimate reality (brahman) and liberation (moksha) of the individual soul (atman).

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In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

: The University of Sydney: A study of the Twelve Reflections

³§²¹á¹ƒk´Ç³¦²¹ (संकोà¤�) refers to “that which has binding withâ€�, according to the 11th century JñÄnÄrṇava, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by Åšubhacandra.—Accordingly, “Indeed, alone, the self roams about in the impassable wilderness of the world which is full of great misfortune [com.â€�mahÄ-kaṣṭa-²õ²¹á¹ƒk´Ç³¦²¹â€”‘that which has binding with great misery’] [and] inflamed by the fire of suffering. The same [self] always takes hold of the interior of a body entirely to experience the good and bad result developed from its own action by itselfâ€�.

Synonyms: Saṃkīrṇa.

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Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance�) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.

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Biology (plants and animals)

: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

Sankocha (Sankoca) in India is the name of a plant defined with Crocus sativus in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Geanthus autumnalis Raf. (among others).

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· Gardeners Dictionary, ed. 8 (1768)
· Gard. Chron. (1879)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Regnum Vegetabile, or ‘a Series of Handbooks for the Use of Plant Taxonomists and Plant Geographers� (1993)
· Illustrations of the Botany of the Himalayan Mountains (1834)
· Fl. Ital. (1860)

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Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

²õ²¹á¹…k´Ç³¦²¹ : (m.) contraction; grimace; distortion.

: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

³§²¹á¹…k´Ç³¦²¹, (saá¹�+koca, of °ì³Üñ³¦: see °ì³Üñ³¦ita) contraction (as a sign of anger or annoyance), grimace (mukha°) PvA. 103; also as ³ó²¹³Ù³Ù³ó²¹Â°, etc. at PvA. 124. (Page 663)

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Pali is the language of the Tipiá¹­aka, which is the sacred canon of TheravÄda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

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Marathi-English dictionary

: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

saá¹…kÅca (संकोà¤�).—m (S) Drawing together, in, or up, contracting, closing in, shrinking: also drawn-together state, shrunken or gathered-up state, contractedness. 2 Narrowness or straitness (of room or space), confinedness: also scantiness or smallness of capacity (of a room, vessel, or other receptacle). 3 Difficulty from confinedness or lack of room; sense of pinchedness or pressure; as malÄ Ä“thÄ“á¹� saá¹�0 hÅtÅ svastha lihavata nÄhÄ«á¹� svastha basavata nÄhÄ«á¹�. 4 fig. Restrained or drawn-in state of the heart and affections, reservedness, reserve, closeness. 5 Repression (repressed state) from modesty or from shame, abashedness. v vÄá¹­a, hÅ.

: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

saá¹…kÅca (संकोà¤�).â€�m Contracting, shrinking; shrun- ken or gathered up state, contracted- ness. Narrowness or straightness (of room or space). Difficulty from lack of room; sense of pinchedness or pressure. Fig. Reservedness, reserve, closeness. Repressed state from mo- desty &c.; abashedness. v vÄá¹­a, hÅ.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Åš²¹á¹…k´Ç³¦²¹ (शङà¥à¤•ोच).—A skate-fish.

Derivable forms: Å›²¹á¹…k´Ç³¦²¹á¸� (शङà¥à¤•ोचà¤�).

See also (synonyms): Å›²¹á¹…k³Ü³¦¾±, Å›²¹á¹…k´Ç³¦¾±.

: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

³§²¹á¹ƒk´Ç³¦²¹ (संकोà¤�).â€�

1) Contraction, shrinking up.

2) Abridgment, diminution, compression.

3) Terror, fear.

4) Shutting up, closing.

5) Binding.

6) Crouching down, humbling one's self; तà¥à¤µà¤¯à¥‡à¤¯à¤� पृथिवी लबà¥à¤§à¤� à¤� संकोचेà¤� चापà¥à¤¯à¥à¤� (tvayeyaá¹� pá¹›thivÄ« labdhÄ na saṃkocena cÄpyuta) MahÄbhÄrata (Bombay) 12.14.18.

7) A kind of skate-fish.

-cam Saffron.

Derivable forms: ²õ²¹á¹ƒk´Ç³¦²¹á¸� (संकोचः).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Åš²¹á¹…k´Ç³¦²¹ (शङà¥à¤•ोच).—m.

(-³¦²¹á¸�) A scate-fish. E. Å›²¹°ì¾±-³Ü³¦; also Å›²¹á¹…k³Ü, Å›²¹á¹…k³Ü³¦¾± and Å›aá¹…kÄ«ci .

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³§²¹á¹…k´Ç³¦²¹ (सङà¥à¤•ोच).—m.

(-³¦²¹á¸�) 1. Shutting, closing, contracting, contraction. 2. Binding, tying. 3. Abridgment, diminution. 4. Terror, fear. 5. A sort of fish, a scate, (Raia Sancura, Ham.) n.

(-³¦²¹á¹�) Saffron. E. sam before kuc to contract, aff. ghañ .

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

³§²¹á¹ƒk´Ç³¦²¹ (संकोà¤�).—i. e. sam-kuc + a, I. m. 1. Contracting, contraction, [±Ê²¹Ã±³¦²¹³Ù²¹²Ô³Ù°ù²¹] iii. [distich] 20 (kaurmaá¹� ²õ²¹á¹ƒk´Ç³¦²¹m ÄsthÄya, Contracting himself like a tortoise). 2. Diminution, [±Ê²¹Ã±³¦²¹³Ù²¹²Ô³Ù°ù²¹] i. [distich] 105. 3. Fear, [¸éÄåÂá²¹³Ù²¹°ù²¹á¹…g¾±á¹‡Ä�] 5, 14. 4. Shutting, closing (as a flower), Naiá¹�. 22, 43 (Sch.). 5. Tieing, binding. 6. A fish, Raia Sancara Ham. Ii. n. Saffron.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

³§²¹á¹ƒk´Ç³¦²¹ (संकोà¤�).—[masculine] shrinking, contraction, decrease.

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

Åš²¹á¹…k´Ç³¦²¹ (शङà¥à¤•ोच):—[from Å›²¹á¹…k³Ü] m. = Å›²¹á¹…k³Ü³¦¾±, [Horace H. Wilson]

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

1) ³§²¹á¹ƒk´Ç³¦²¹ (संकोà¤�):—[=²õ²¹á¹�-°ì´Ç³¦²¹] [from saá¹�-°ì³Üñ³¦] a m. contraction, shrinking together, compression, [MahÄbhÄrata; KÄvya literature] etc.

2) [v.s. ...] shutting up, closing (of the eyes), [SÄhitya-darpaṇa]

3) [v.s. ...] crouching down, cowering, humbling one’s self, shyness, fear ([accusative] with âˆ�°ìá¹�, ‘to become shy or modestâ€�), [Harivaṃśa]

4) [v.s. ...] abridgment, diminution, limitation, restriction, [ÅšaṃkarÄcÄrya; SarvadarÅ›ana-saṃgraha]

5) [v.s. ...] drying up (of a lake), [KÄvya literature]

6) [v.s. ...] binding, tying, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halÄyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

7) [v.s. ...] a sort of skate fish, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halÄyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

8) [v.s. ...] Name of an Asura, [MahÄbhÄrata]

9) [v.s. ...] n. saffron, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halÄyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

10) [=²õ²¹á¹�-°ì´Ç³¦²¹] b etc. See ²õ²¹á¹�-√k³Ü³¦.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Åš²¹á¹…k´Ç³¦²¹ (शङà¥à¤•ोच):â€�(³¦²¹á¸�) 1. m. A scate fish.

2) ³§²¹á¹…k´Ç³¦²¹ (सङà¥à¤•ोच):—[²õ²¹-á¹…k´Ç³¦²¹] (³¦²¹á¸�) 1. n. Saffron. m. Binding; contracting; a scate fish.

: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

³§²¹á¹ƒk´Ç³¦²¹ (संकोà¤�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: ³§²¹á¹ƒk´Ç²¹.

[Sanskrit to German]

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Sanskrit, also spelled संसà¥à¤•ृतमà¥� (saṃs°ìá¹›tam), 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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Hindi dictionary

: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

³§²¹á¹ƒk´Ç³¦²¹ (संकोà¤�) [Also spelled sankoch]:â€�(nm) hitch, hesitation; shyness; contraction ~[śī±ô²¹] shy, bashful; reserved; hesitant; hence ~[śī±ô²¹tÄ] (nf).

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Kannada-English dictionary

: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

SaṃkÅca (ಸಂಕೋà²�):—[adjective] shrunk; contracted.

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SaṃkÅca (ಸಂಕೋà²�):â€�

1) [noun] the act of becoming smaller in size; a shrinking; contraction.

2) [noun] fear; timidness.

3) [noun] shyness; coyness; bashfulness.

4) [noun] a kind of fish.

5) [noun] the dried, aromatic stigmas of the perennial plant Crocus sativus of Iridaceae family, used in flavoring and colouring foods, and formerly in medicine; saffron powder.

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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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Nepali dictionary

: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

³§²¹á¹…k´Ç³¦²¹ (सङà¥à¤•ोच):—n. 1. contraction; 2. embarrassment; bashfulness; diffidence; shyness; hesitation; modesty; 3. fear;

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