Shardulavahana, Śārdūlavāhana: 4 definitions

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Shardulavahana 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.

The Sanskrit term Śārdūlavāhana can be transliterated into English as Sardulavahana or Shardulavahana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Shardulavahana in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Śārdūlavāhana (शार्दूलवाहन).—m.

(-naḥ) A Jaina teacher. E. śārdūla a tiger, and vāhana a vehicle.

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

Śārdūlavāhana (शार्दूलवाहन):—[=śārdūla-vāhana] [from śārdūla] m. ‘riding on a tiger’, Name of Mañju-śrī, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Śārdūlavāhana (शार्दूलवाहन):—[śārdūla-vāhana] (naḥ) 1. m. A Jaina teacher.

[Sanskrit to German]

Shardulavahana in German

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), 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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