Shuktipatta, Śܰپ貹ṭṭ, Shukti-patta: 2 definitions
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Shuktipatta 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 Śܰپ貹ṭṭ can be transliterated into English as Suktipatta or Shuktipatta, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Gitashastra (science of music)
: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the Visnudharmottarapurana (gita)Śܰپ貹ṭṭ (शुक्तिपट्ट) refers to a musical instrument classified as Ghana (“those instruments which are made with some solid metals�) which represents one of the four kinds of Instrumental Music, produced by an instrument (ٴǻⲹ), according to the Saṃgītaratnākara.—It can be said that as the word ghana denotes compactor solid, this kind of Music instruments are made with some solid metals. According to the Saṃgītaratnākara, the ghana kind of instruments [e.g., śܰپ貹ṭṭ] make sound when they strike together.
Gitashastra (गीतशास्त्र, īٲśٰ) refers to the ancient Indian science of Music (gita or samgita), which is traditionally divided in Vocal music, Instrumental music and Dance (under the jurisdiction of music). The different elements and technical terms are explained in a wide range of (often Sanskrit) literature.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚܰپ貹ṭṭ (शुक्तिपट्ट):—[=śܰپ-貹ṭṭ] [from śukti > śukta] m. a [particular] musical instrument, [???]
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.
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Partial matches: Shukti, Patta.
Full-text: Ghata.
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