Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word शाखा. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word शाखा, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say शाखा in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word शाखा you have here. The definition of the word शाखा will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofशाखा, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
पर वो यज्ञेषु देवयन्तो अर्चन दयावा नमोभिः परिथिवी इषध्यै |
येषां बरह्माण्यसमानि विप्रा विष्वग वियन्ति वनिनो न शाखाः ||
pra vo yajñeṣu devayanto arcan dyāvā namobhiḥ prithivī iṣadhyai |
yeṣāṃ brahmāṇyasamāni viprā viṣvagh viyanti vanino na śākhāḥ ||
SING out the pious at your sacrifices to move with adorations Earth and Heaven-
The Holy Singers, whose unmatched devotions, like a tree's branches, part in all directions.
shakha: a branch or school of the Veda (each school adhering to its own traditional text and interpretation)
plant products - Śāka (sa: शाक):— “plant products”, "vegetables" viz. greens, root, fruit, leaf, flower, etc term used throughout Ayurvedic literature.
a vegetarian - Shakahari (sa:शाकाहारी). Śākāhāra (sa: शाकाहार), Śākāhārī (sa:शाकाहारी).
teak tree - Shakavriksha, Śākavṛkṣa, Shaka-vriksha (sa: Śākavṛkṣa, शाकवृक्ष) - the teak tree, compound consisting of the terms śāka(शाक) and vṛkṣa (वृक्ष). Śākavṛkṣa (शाकवृक्ष):— (kṣaḥ) 1. m. The teak tree.
a carpenter - Takṣaka (sa:तक्षक) refers to the “carpenter” in Vastu Shastra architecture manuals.
Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 628