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Shashiketu, Śaśiketu: 3 definitions

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Introduction:

Shashiketu 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 Śaśiketu can be transliterated into English as Sasiketu or Shashiketu, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Śaśiketu (शशिकेतु).—moon-bannered, (1) epithet of Śākyamuni: °to, voc., Lalitavistara 167.21; (2) name of the future Buddha which it is predicted Subhūti will become: Saddharmapuṇḍarīka 148.7 (supported by Tibetan zla baḥi tog, against v.l. Yaśasketu).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Śaśiketu (शशिकेतु):—[=śaśi-ketu] [from śaśi > śaś] m. Name of a, [Buddhist literature]

[Sanskrit to German]

Shashiketu in German

context information

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.

Partial matches: Shashi, Caci, Ketu.

Full-text: Ratnasambhava, Shashaketu, Ratnavabhasa.

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Item last updated: 06 January, 2021