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Every entry for a word in Apte, Monier-Williams, Macdonell and the Dhātupāṭha, with their abbreviations spelled out, and an analysis of its forms.

Results for शौनक

3 dictionaries · exact headword

Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. शौनकśaunakaN. of a great sage, the reputed author of the Ṛigveda Prātiśākhya and various other Vedic compositions.

    Name of a great sage, the reputed author of the Ṛigveda Prātiśākhya and various other Vedic compositions.

    Source: Apte

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. शौनकśaunakam. (patr. fr. शुनक g. बिदा*दि) N. of various authors and teachers (also with Indro7ta इन्द्रोत and Svaida1yana…
    1. masculine gender (patronymic from शुनक gaRa बिदा*दि) Name of various authors and teachers (also with Indro7ta इन्द्रोत and Svaida1yana स्वैदायन; especially of the celebrated grammarian, author of the R2ig-veda ऋग्-वेद Pra1tis3a1khya प्रातिशाख्य, the Br2ihad-devata1 बृहद्-देवता, and various other works; he is described as the teacher of Ka1tya1yana कात्यायन and especially of A1s3vala1yana आश्वलायन; he is said to have united the Ba1shkala बाष्कल and S3a1kala शाकल S3a1kha1s शाखा s, and is sometimes identified with the Vedic R2ishi ऋषि Gr2itsa-mada गृत्स-मद; but according to the Vishn2u-Pura1n2a विष्णु-पुराण, S3 S3aunaka शौनक was a son of Gr2itsamada गृत्समद, and originated the system of four castes; he is quoted in A1s3vS3r. APra1t. and VPra1t.; the various legends about him are very confused) S3Br. Up. MBh. etc.
    2. masculine gender plural the descendants and pupils of S3 S3aunaka शौनक Hariv.
    Source: Monier-Williams

Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. शौनकśaunaka[saúnaka] m. pat. (fr. sunaka), esp. of a celebrated grammarian to whom numer- ous (ten) works on the Veda are…

    [saúnaka] masculine patronymic (from sunaka), especially of a celebrated grammarian to whom numer- ous (ten) works on the Veda are attributed: plural his descendants and his school: î-ya, adjective composed by Saunaka.

    Source: Macdonell

Analysis (Beta) · शौनक

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