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Shakanga, Śṅg, Shaka-anga: 6 definitions

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Shakanga 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 Śṅg can be transliterated into English as Sakanga or Shakanga, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Shakanga in Ayurveda glossary

Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)

: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭu

Śṅg (शाकाङ्�) is another name for Marica, a medicinal plant identified with Piper nigrum Linn. or “black pepper� from the Piperaceae or “pepper� family of flowering plants, according to verse 6.30-32 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu.—The sixth chapter (辱貹徱-) of this book enumerates ninety-five varieties of plants obtained from the market (貹ṇyṣa). Together with the names Śṅg and Marica, there are a total of seventeen Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.

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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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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Shakanga in Sanskrit glossary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Śṅg (शाकाङ्�).—pepper.

Derivable forms: śṅg (शाकाȨगम�).

Śṅg is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ś첹 and ṅg (अङ्ग).

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

Śṅg (शाकाङ्�).—n.

(-ṅg�) Pepper. E. ś첹 a potherb, and ṅg a part.

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

Śṅg (शाकाङ्�):—[from ś첹] n. pepper, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Śṅg (शाकाङ्�):—[ś+ṅg] (ṅg�) 1. n. Pepper.

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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.

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