śākaḥ

Dictionary meanings for śākaḥ from Apte and Monier-Williams.

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śākaḥ

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Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary

[śak-ghañ] A vegetable, pot-herb, herb, any edible leaf, fruit or root used as a vegetable; dillīśvaro vā jagadīśvaro vā manorathān pūrayituṃ samarthaḥ. anyairnṛpālaiḥ paridīyamānaṃ śākāya vā syāllavaṇāya vā syāt Jag. kaḥ 1. Power, strength, energy.

2 The teak tree.

3 The Śirīṣa tree.

4 N. of a people; see śaka.

5 An era; especially the era of Sālivāhana.

6 N. of the sixth Dvīpa. Comp. aṃgaṃ pepper....

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