Shavayana, Śavayāna, Shava-yana: 6 definitions
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Shavayana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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 Śavayāna can be transliterated into English as Savayana or Shavayana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishśavayāna (शवयान).—n A bier.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚavayāna (शवयान).—a hearse, bier, a sort of litter for carrying a corpse.
Derivable forms: śavayānam (शवयानम्).
Śavayāna is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śava and yāna (यान). See also (synonyms): śavaratha.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚavayāna (शवयान).—n.
(-naṃ) The litter or bed on which a dead body is carried to be burnt. E. śava a corpse, and yāna a vehicle.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚavayāna (शवयान):—[=śava-yāna] [from śava] n.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚavayāna (शवयान):—[śava-yāna] (naṃ) 1. n. A bier.
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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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Ends with: Parashavayana, Shrishavayana.
Full-text: Shavaratha, Shava.
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