Sakulya: 9 definitions
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Sakulya means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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.
In Hinduism
Kavya (poetry)
: archive.org: Naisadhacarita of SriharsaSakulya (सकुल्य) means “akin� or “similar�, and is mentioned in the Naiṣadha-carita 16.126.

Kavya (काव्�, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry� and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry�.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarysakulya (सकुल्य).—m S A kinsman, one sprung from the same ancestor: also a distant kinsman, sharing a divided oblation to the manes.
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 dictionarySakulya (सकुल्य).�
1) One of the same family.
2) A distant relation; such as a descendant in the 4th, 5th, or 6th, or even in the 7th, 8th, or 9th degree; अत ऊर्ध्व� सकुल्य� स्यादाचार्यः शिष्� एव वा (ata ūrdhva� ܱⲹ� syādācārya� śiṣya eva vā) Manusmṛti 9.187.
3) A distant relation in general. -a. Akin, similar; अथ पथ� पथ� लाजैरात्मन� बाहुवल्लीमुकुलकुलसकुल्यैः पूजयन्त्यो जयेत� (atha pathi pathi lājairātmano bāhuvallīmukulakulasakulyai� pūjayantyo jayeti) N.16.126.
Derivable forms: ܱⲹ� (सकुल्य�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionarySakulya (सकुल्य).—m.
(-ⲹ�) 1. A kinsman, one of the same family name and common origin: see sagotra. 2. A distant kinsman or relation; one who shares a divided oblation, as the grandson’s grandson or other descendants as far as three degrees from him, or the offspring of the grandfather’s grandfather or other remoter ancestor. E. sa same, kulya of family: some authorities extend the name of Sakulya to the tenth descendant.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionarySakulya (सकुल्य).—m. 1. A distant kinsman, [Բśٰ] 9, 187. 2. A kinsman in general.
Sakulya is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms sa and kulya (कुल्�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionarySakulya (सकुल्य).—[masculine] kinsman, relative.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Sakulya (सकुल्य):—[=sa-kulya] [from sa > sa-kaṅkaṭa] m. one of the same family and name (= sa-gotra)
2) [v.s. ...] a distant relation, remote kinsman (said to apply to a grandson’s grandson or even sometimes extended to the tenth descendant), [Manu-smṛti; Yājñavalkya etc.]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionarySakulya (सकुल्य):—[sa-kulya] (ⲹ�) 1. m. A kinsman, a distant relation.
[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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Cakulyan, Shakulyadani, Shakulyakshaka, Shakulyakshi, Shakulyarbhaka.
Full-text: Cakulyan, Tulyakulya, Kulla.
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Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 9.187 < [Section XXIV - Inheritance]
Verse 9.186 < [Section XXIV - Inheritance]
Verse 9.185 < [Section XXIV - Inheritance]
Baudhayana Dharmasutra (by Georg Bühler)
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Sankalpa Suryodaya of Venkatanatha (Critical Study) (by R. Laxmi)
Delineation of Karunarasa or Sentiment of Pathos < [Chapter 4b - Rasa delineation of the play]
Chapter 9 - Purusa getting engaged in Samadhi < [Chapter 3 - Significance]
Garuda Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter XCV - Duties of house holders < [Agastya Samhita]
Vyavaharamala: a text on Indian jurisprudence (by P. V. Rajee)