Shukanasa, Śܰ첹, Shukanasha: 12 definitions
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Shukanasa means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, biology. 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 Śܰ첹 can be transliterated into English as Sukanasa or Shukanasa, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationŚܰ첹 (शुकनास�) refers to “parrot-like nose� [?], according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.18 (“Description of the perturbation caused by Kāma�).—Accordingly, as Śiva described Pārvatī: “Is this your face or the moon? Are these your eyes or lotus petals? These two eyebrows are the bows of Kāma of noble soul. Is this your lower lip or Bimba fruit? Is this your nose or the beak of a parrot [i.e., śܰ첹�ki� nā śܰ첹caṃcukā]? Do I hear your voice or the cooing of the cuckoo? Is this your slender waist or the sacrificial altar? How can her gait be described? How can her comely appearance be described? How can the flowers be described? How can the clothes be described? [...]�.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexŚܰ첹 (शुकनास).—A Janapada of the Ketumālā continent.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 44. 13.

The Purana (पुरा�, 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)
Kalpa (Formulas, Drug prescriptions and other Medicinal preparations)
: Shodhganga: Edition translation and critical study of yogasarasamgrahaŚܰ첹 (शुकनास�) refers to the medicinal plant known as “Corallocarpus epigaeus Benth. ex Hook. f.� and is dealt with in the 15th-century Yogarasaṅgraha (Yogasara-saṅgraha) by Vāsudeva: an unpublished Keralite work representing an Ayurvedic compendium of medicinal recipes. The Yogarasaṃgraha [mentioning śܰ첹] deals with entire recipes in the route of administration, and thus deals with the knowledge of pharmacy (ṣaⲹ-첹貹) which is a branch of pharmacology (ⲹṇa).

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.
Kavya (poetry)
Source: Wisdom Library: KathāsaritgaraŚܰ첹 (शुकनास) is the name of the minister of king Tārāpīḍa, according to the Kathāsaritgara (story of king Sumanas).—Jābāli’s story was as follows: Tārāpīḍa, King of Ujjayinī, won by penance a son, Candrāpīḍa, who was brought up with Vaiśampāyana, the son of his minister, Śܰ첹. In due time Candrāpīḍa was anointed as Crown Prince, and started on an expedition of world-conquest. At the end of it he reached Kailāsa, and, while resting there, was led one day in a vain chase of a pair of Kinnaras to the shores of the Acchoda Lake.

Kavya (काव्�, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry� and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry�.
Vastushastra (architecture)
: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts (vastu)Śܰ첹 (शुकनास�) refers to a part of the Բ-structure, as discussed in chapter 43 of the Ādikāṇḍa of the Ჹⲹśīṣaṃh: a large Pāñcarātra Āgama consisting of roughly 6500 verses dealing primarily with architecture, temple-building and consecration rituals and iconography.—Description of the chapter [ṛtپṣṭ]: After finishing the Բ-structure up to the point known as śܰ첹, then a rite called ṛtپṣṭ is to be done. Here the rite consists mainly of putting a pot filled with gems, etc. as a finishing element atop the Բ-tower. Alternatively, a discus or a ūپ of Viṣṇu may be used. Thus steps for the rite are given in moderate detail here.

Vastushastra (वास्तुशास्त्�, vāstuśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian science (shastra) of architecture (vastu), dealing with topics such architecture, sculpture, town-building, fort building and various other constructions. Vastu also deals with the philosophy of the architectural relation with the cosmic universe.
India history and geography
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossaryŚuka-.—cf. śܰ첹nāsi (Arch. Rev., 1960-61, Section III) literally, ‘a parrot's nose� explained as ‘a gargoyle or the water spout in a building� (Acharya, Ind. Arch., p. 169) and ‘a vestibule� (R. Narasiṃhachar, The Keśava Temple of Somanāthapur, p. 3); but also as ‘the projection of the main body of the śikhara of a temple originally at the front- side� (Kramrisch, Hindu Temple, p. 241); also called śuk- āṅghri. The Dīpārṇava (ed. Prabhāśaṅkar O. Sompurā, p. 116) has the following stanzas on the subject: agre kolī kapolas = tu śܰ첹-s = tu nāsikā | ndhāre stambha-rekhā ca kartavyā madhya-koṣṭhake || prādasya puro-bhāge nirvāṇa-mūla-śṛṅgakam | tad-agre śܰ첹-nāśa� ca eka-ādi saptam = udgamam || tasy = opari siṃha� sthāpyo maṇḍapa-kalaśa-sama� | dvi-stambha� śܰ첹-nās-āgre vijñeya� pāda-maṇḍapa� || Note: śܰ첹- is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary� as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Biology (plants and animals)
: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Sukanasa in India is the name of a plant defined with Corallocarpus epigaeus in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Rhynchocarpa corallina Naudin (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Flora of Tropical Africa (1871)
· Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie (1904)
· Gen. Pl. (1867)
· Der Gesellsschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin, neue Schriften (1803)
· Annales des Sciences Naturelles (1862)
· Rev. Zool. Afr.
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Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚܰ첹 (शुकनास).—m.
(-�) 1. A tree, (Bignonia Indica.) 2. Another tree, (Sesbana grandiflora.) E. śܰ첹, and the nose, the flowers being compared to a parrot’s beak.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Śܰ첹Բś (शुकनशा):—[=śܰ첹-Բś] [from śܰ첹] [wrong reading] for next, [Suśruta]
2) Śܰ첹Բ (शुकनसा):—[=śܰ첹-na] [from śܰ첹] f. = -, [ib.]
3) Śܰ첹ś (शुकनाश):—[=śܰ첹-nāśa] [from śܰ첹] (L.) [wrong reading] for -.
4) Śܰ첹ś (शुकनाश�):—[=śܰ첹-nāśā] [from śܰ첹] ([Suśruta]) [wrong reading] for .
5) Śܰ첹 (शुकनास):—[=śܰ첹-] [from śܰ첹] mfn. having a nose like a p°’s beak, [Monier-Williams� Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
6) [v.s. ...] m. a [particular] ornament on a house, [Vāstuvidyā]
7) [v.s. ...] Calosanthes Indica, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
8) [v.s. ...] Bignonia Chelonioides, [Bhāvaprakāśa]
9) [v.s. ...] Agati Grandiflora, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
10) [v.s. ...] Bignonia Indica, [Horace H. Wilson]
11) [v.s. ...] Sesbana Grandiflora, [ib.]
12) [v.s. ...] Name of a Rākṣasa, [Rāmāyaṇa]
13) [v.s. ...] of a minister of Tārāpīḍa, [Kādambarī]
14) Śܰ첹 (शुकनास�):—[=śܰ첹-] [from śܰ첹- > śܰ첹] f. a kind of plant ([according to] to [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.], = m., śīī, Բ), [Suśruta]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚܰ첹 (शुकनास):—[śܰ첹-] (�) 1. m. A tree, Bignonia Indica.
[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.
Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusŚܰ첹 (ಶುಕನಾಸ):—[adjective] having a curved nose.
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Śܰ첹 (ಶುಕನಾಸ):�
1) [noun] a man whose nose resembles the characeristically bent beak of a parrot.
2) [noun] the tree Oroxylum indicum ( = Bignonia indica, Calosanthes indica) of Bignoniaceae family.
3) [noun] the tree Stereospermum tetragonum ( = Bignonia chelonoides) of the same family.
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: Shuka, Nasa, Cinta.
Full-text: Tuhina, Vaishampayana, Shukanama, Mahanasi, Mandapa, Acchoda, Tarapida, Hritpratishtha, Vaishampapana, Nacci, Candrapida, Antarala, Ketumaladvipa, Hrid, Svayamvyaktadiprasadadevatanirnaya.
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The Structural Temples of Gujarat (by Kantilal F. Sompura)
Chapter 15 - The architectural treatment of the Shukanasa < [Part 2, Section 3: The Architectural Canons]
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Harshacharita (socio-cultural Study) (by Mrs. Nandita Sarmah)
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