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Shavaratha, Śٳ, Shava-ratha: 4 definitions

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Shavaratha means something in Jainism, Prakrit, 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 Śٳ can be transliterated into English as Savaratha or Shavaratha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Shavaratha in Jainism glossary
: academia.edu: Tessitori Collection I

Savāratha (सवार�) refers to the Sanskrit ٳ (“one’s own interest�), according to the ٳ󲹱貹īī (dealing with the Ethics section of Jain Canonical literature), which is included in the collection of manuscripts at the ‘Vincenzo Joppi� library, collected by Luigi Pio Tessitori during his visit to Rajasthan between 1914 and 1919.—The ٳ󲹱貹īī was composed in VS 1858 (see above and some Koba manuscripts, but other dates are mentioned in other manuscripts) in Bhānpur (Rajasthan). [...] Savāratha or ūٳ are vernacular forms for Sanskrit ٳ, ‘one’s own interest�.

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Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance�) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Shavaratha in Sanskrit glossary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Śٳ (शवरथ).—a hearse, bier, a sort of litter for carrying a corpse.

Derivable forms: śٳ� (शवरथ�).

Śٳ is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ś and ratha (रथ). See also (synonyms): śyāna.

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

Śٳ (शवरथ):—[=ś-ratha] [from ś] m. ‘c°-vehicle�, a bier, litter, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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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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