Shashada, Śaśāda, Shasha-ada: 9 definitions
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Shashada 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 Śaśāda can be transliterated into English as Sasada or Shashada, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Wisdom Library: Bhagavata PuranaŚaśāda (शशाद, “rabbit-eater”).—Another name for Vikukṣi (son of Ikṣvāku). (see Bhāgavata Purāṇa 9.6.11)
Source: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia1) Śaśāda (शशाद).—Son of Vikuksi, the King of Ayodhyā. Purañjaya was Śaśāda’s son. (Brahmāṇḍa Purāṇa. Chapter 1).
2) Śaśāda (शशाद).—A son of Ikṣvāku. His real name was Vikukṣi. (For the detailed story as to how 'Vikukṣi' became 'Śaśāda' see under Vikukṣi).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexŚaśāda (शशाद).—See Vikukṣi.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa IX. 6. 11; Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 63. 21; Vāyu-purāṇa 88. 24; Viṣṇu-purāṇa IV. 2. 18.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)
Source: Shodhganga: Portrayal of Animal Kingdom (Tiryaks) in Epics An Analytical studyŚaśada (शशद) (lit. “one who devours a hare”) is a synonym (another name) for the Hawk/Falcon (Śyena), according to scientific texts such as the Mṛgapakṣiśāstra (Mriga-pakshi-shastra) or “the ancient Indian science of animals and birds” by Hamsadeva, containing the varieties and descriptions of the animals and birds seen in the Sanskrit Epics such as the Ramayana and Mahabharata.
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.
Sports, Arts and Entertainment (wordly enjoyments)
Source: archive.org: Syainika Sastra of Rudradeva with English Translation (art)Śasāda (शसाद) refers to the “hare-hawk” and represents one of the seven kinds of Black-Eyed Hawks (known as the Kṛṣṇākṣā division), according to the Śyainika-śāstra: a Sanskrit treatise dealing with the divisions and benefits of Hunting and Hawking, written by Rājā Rudradeva (or Candradeva) in possibly the 13th century.—Accordingly, [while discussing the training of hawks]: “The names of the various species of the two principal divisions are:—[e.g., Śasāda]. The tiercels also have the same divisions. This completes the species of the ‘black-eyed’. This class can be tamed by much ‘watching’. It eats flesh and drinks water. If it bites the falconer’s hand, stones are to be presented to it”.
This section covers the skills and profiencies of the Kalas (“performing arts”) and Shastras (“sciences”) involving ancient Indian traditions of sports, games, arts, entertainment, love-making and other means of wordly enjoyments. Traditionally these topics were dealt with in Sanskrit treatises explaing the philosophy and the justification of enjoying the pleasures of the senses.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚaśāda (शशाद).—
1) a hawk, falcon.
2) Name of a son of Ikṣvāku, father of पुरंजय (puraṃjaya).
Derivable forms: śaśādaḥ (शशादः).
Śaśāda is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śaśa and ada (अद).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Śaśāda (शशाद):—[from śaśa > śaś] mfn. eating hares, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] m. a [particular] bird of prey, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) [v.s. ...] Name of Vikukṣi, [Mahābhārata; Harivaṃśa; Purāṇa]
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), 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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusSāsada (ಸಾಸದ):—[adjective] = ಸಾಸತ [sasata]1.
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Sāsada (ಸಾಸದ):—[noun] = ಸಾಸತ [sasata]2.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Shasha, Ada, Ata.
Starts with: Shashadana, Shashadanaka.
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