Shavashayana, 艢补惫补艣补测补苍补, Shava-shayana, Shavasayana: 4 definitions
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The Sanskrit term 艢补惫补艣补测补苍补 can be transliterated into English as Savasayana or Shavashayana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
India history and geography
: Singhi Jain Series: Ratnaprabha-suri鈥檚 Kuvalayamala-katha (history)艢补惫补艣补测补苍补 (啶多さ啶多く啶�) refers to 鈥渃offins鈥� which were commonly depicted on the Sa峁僺膩racakra paintings (representing scenes of human life) in ancient India, as mentioned in the Kath膩s (narrative poems) such as Uddyotanas奴ri in his 8th-century Kuvalayam膩l膩 (a Prakrit Camp奴, similar to K膩vya poetry).鈥擯age 185.21 f.: Here follows a description of a printed scroll illustrating the Jaina conception of 蝉补峁僺腻谤补肠补办谤补. [...] The 蝉补峁僺腻谤补-肠补办谤补 illustrated the three worlds of hell, human world and the world of gods. [For example:] Coffins (艣补惫补艣补测补苍补) being borne by their relatives and the body being cremated on the funeral pyres of wood and grass; bemoaning relatives seated round and setting fire to it.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary艢补惫补艣补测补苍补 (啶多さ啶多く啶�).鈥攁 cemetery, cremation ground.
Derivable forms: 艣补惫补艣补测补苍补m (啶多さ啶多く啶ㄠぎ啷�).
艢补惫补艣补测补苍补 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms 艣补惫补 and 艣补测补苍补 (啶多く啶�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 艢补惫补艣补测补苍补 (啶多さ啶多く啶�):鈥擺=艣补惫补-艣补测补苍补] [from 艣补惫补] n. place (prepared) for (the cremation of) corpses, [Bh膩gavata-pur膩峁嘺] ([according to] to [Scholiast or Commentator] also 鈥榓 lotus-flower鈥�).
2) 艢腻惫补蝉腻测补苍补 (啶多ぞ啶掂じ啶距く啶�):鈥�m. [patronymic] [from] 艣补惫补s, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal膩yudha, hemacandra, etc.]
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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.
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Partial matches: Sayana, Shava.
Full-text: Devataras.
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