Shabdartha, Śٳ, Shabda-artha: 13 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Śٳ can be transliterated into English as Sabdartha or Shabdartha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Shabdarth.
In Hinduism
Mīmāṃsā (school of philosophy)
: Srimatham: Mīmāṃsa: The Study of Hindu ExegesisŚٳ (शब्दार्थ, “literal sense�) refers to a specific level of meaning of the sacred texts.—Śٳ� “the literal sense� example: all the Gods and Goddesses mentioned in the Veda can be accepted as they are—as polytheistic deities living in heaven and accepting the sacrifices offered to them.

Mimamsa (मीमांस�, mīmāṃsā) refers to one of the six orthodox Hindu schools of philosophy, emphasizing the nature of dharma and the philosophy of language. The literature in this school is also known for its in-depth study of ritual actions and social duties.
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by VarahamihiraŚٳ (शब्दार्थ) refers to “grammarians�, according to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā (chapter 16) (“On the planets�graha-bhaktiyoga�), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Varāhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiṣa).—Accordingly, “[...] Jupiter also presides over elephants, horses, priests, rulers, ministers, marriages and health; over mercy, truthfulness, cleanliness, religious observances; over learning, gifts and charity; over citizens, rich men, grammarians (śٳ), Vedic students, sorcerers, lawyers, the ensigns of royalty—the umbrella, the flag-staff, the Cāmara and the like; over Śaileyaka, Mānsī, Tagara, Kuṣṭha, quicksilver, salt, beans, sweet flavour, wax and Coraka�.

Jyotisha (ज्योति�, dzپṣa or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomy� or “Vedic astrology� and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryśٳ (शब्दार्थ).—m (S) The sense or meaning of a word; the verbal or exact import.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishśٳ (शब्दार्थ).�m The sense or meaning of a word.
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 dictionaryŚٳ (शब्दार्थ).—the meaning of a word.
-rthau dual) a word and its meaning; अदोष� शब्दार्थ� (adoṣau śٳu) K.P.1; � त्वय� शब्दार्थ�, व्यामोहादेषा प्रतीति� (na tvaya� śٳ�, vyāmohādeṣ� pratīti�) ŚB. on MS.4.1.14.
Derivable forms: śٳ� (शब्दार्थ�).
Śٳ is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ś岹 and artha (अर्थ).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚٳ (शब्दार्थ).—m.
(-ٳ�) 1. The sense or meaning of words. 2. Words and sense. E. ś岹, artha sense.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚٳ (शब्दार्थ).—[masculine] the meaning of sounds or of a word; [dual] word and sense.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Śٳ (शब्दार्थ):—[from ś岹 > śabd] m. ([dual number]) sound (or word) and sense, [Sāhitya-darpaṇa] (cf. artha-ś岹u [gana] Ჹ-岹Գ徱)
2) [v.s. ...] the nature or meaning of sounds, [Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā-prātiśākhya]
3) [v.s. ...] the meaning of a word (See ś岹śٳ-mañjūṣ�)
4) [v.s. ...] sense or meaning of oral tradition (as a source of knowledge; cf. [compound])
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚٳ (शब्दार्थ):—[ś+ٳ] (ٳ�) 1. m. Meaning of a word; word and meaning.
[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.
Hindi dictionary
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryŚٳ (शब्दार्थ) [Also spelled shabdarth]:�(nm) the literal meaning; -[ñԲ/śٰ] semasiology, semantics.
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Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusŚٳ (ಶಬ್ದಾರ್ಥ):—[noun] the meaning or signification of words; the nature and meaning of sounds.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryŚٳ (शब्दार्थ):—n. meaning of a word; words-meaning;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Shabda, Artha.
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