Jalashayana, Jalaśayana, Jala-shayana: 5 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Jalaśayana can be transliterated into English as Jalasayana or Jalashayana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryJalaśayana (जलशयन).—m. an epithet of Viṣṇu;
Derivable forms: jalaśayanaḥ (जलशयनः).
Jalaśayana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms jala and śayana (शयन). See also (synonyms): jalaśaya, jalaśāyin.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryJalaśayana (जलशयन).—m.
(-naḥ) Vishnu. E. jala water, śī to sleep, affix lyu, see the preceding. jalaṃ śayanam asya . viṣṇau .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryJalaśayana (जलशयन):—[=jala-śayana] [from jala] m. ‘reposing on water (id est. on his serpent-couch above the waters, during the 4 months of the periodical rains and during the intervals of the submersion of the world)’, Viṣṇu, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryJalaśayana (जलशयन):—[jala-śayana] (naḥ) 1. m. Idem.
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Partial matches: Sayana, Jala.
Full-text: Jalashayin, Jalasaya.
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