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Results for शिक्षक

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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary

शिक्षकśikṣaka(शिक्षका or शिक्षिका f.) [शिक्ष्-ण्वुल्]
1. (शिक्षका or शिक्षिका Feminine) शिक्ष्-ण्वुल्
2. A learner.
3. A teacher, instructor; यस्योभयं (id est, that is क्रिया and संक्रान्ति) साधु स शिक्षकाणां धुरि प्रतिष्ठापयितव्य एव ॥ M.1.16.
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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary

शिक्षकśikṣaka[siksh-aka] a. teaching, instructing; m. teacher; -ana, n. instruction, in (lc.); -anîya, fp. to be taught…

[siksh-aka] adjective teaching, instructing; masculine teacher; -ana, neuter instruction, in (locative); -anîya, future participle passive to be taught anything (accusative).

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary

शिक्षकśikṣakamfn. teaching, instructing S3is3. Sch. (m. a teacher Ma1lav.; a trainer see हस्ति-श्˚; a learner W.)
1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective teaching, instructing S3is3. Scholiast or Commentator (masculine gender a teacher Ma1lav.; a trainer see हस्ति-श्that the rest of a word is to be supplied; a learner W.)
2. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective one who knows S3iksha1 शिक्षा (quod vide) gaRa क्रमा*दि .
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हस्तिशिक्षकhastiśikṣakam. a breaker in or trainer of el elephants MBh.

masculine gender a breaker in or trainer of el elephants MBh.

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