Sasvana: 4 definitions
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Sasvana 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.
In Hinduism
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by VarahamihiraSasvana (啶膏じ啷嵿さ啶�) refers to 鈥渕usic鈥�, according to the B峁沨atsa峁僪it腻 (chapter 12), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Var腻hamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyoti峁).鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淲hen star Canopus reappears after its conjunction with the Sun, waters muddled by their contact with the earth will resume their original clearness just in the same way as the minds of the S腻dhus naturally recover their original purity after contact with the wicked. The autumn is attended by the Cakrav腻ka on both its sides (i.e., beginning and end); in it is heard the music of the swan [i.e., 蝉补蝉惫补苍补-丑补峁僺补-辫补峁卥迟颈]; and its opening is marked by the beautiful red sky; in all these respects the season resembles a woman with a rising bosom, sounding jewels and betel-coloured mouth鈥�.
Jyotisha (啶溹啶啶むた啶�, 箩测辞迟颈峁 or jyotish) refers to 鈥榓stronomy鈥� or 鈥淰edic astrology鈥� and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionarySasvana (啶膏じ啷嵿さ啶�).鈥擺adjective] sounding, loud.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionarySasvana (啶膏じ啷嵿さ啶�):鈥擺=sa-svana] [from sa > sa-sa峁價ambha] mf(腻)n. sounding, loud (am ind.), [Mah腻bh腻rata]
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Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), 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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Shvana, Caya.
Starts with: Sasvanam.
Full-text: Sasvanam, Hamsapankti, Hasa, Caya, Has.
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Constitution of the Vamana-Purana Text < [Purana, Volume 9, Part 1 (1967)]