Śuṅga
Śuṅga is the alternative spelling of Shunga.
Meaning of Shunga
Adjective
Shunga (not comparable)
- Of or relating to the ancient Indian Shunga Empire that flourished between 187 and 78 B.C.E.
- Under Shunga patronage, the core of the Great Stupa, thought to date from the era of the Mauryan emperor Ashoka (r. ca. 273–232 B.C.), was enlarged to its present diameter of 120 feet, covered with a stone casing, topped with a balcony and umbrella, and encircled with a stone railing.2000, “Shunga Dynasty (ca. 2nd–1st century B.C.)”, in The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Questions about Śuṅga
- What is Śuṅga the alternative spelling of?
- Śuṅga is the alternative spelling of Shunga.
Words near Śuṅga in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: Śuṅga (page history and authors); Shunga (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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