Varshavasana, Varṣāvasāna, Varsha-avasana: 5 definitions

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The Sanskrit term Varṣāvasāna can be transliterated into English as Varsavasana or Varshavasana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Varṣāvasāna (वर्षावसान).—the autumn or Śarat season.

Derivable forms: varṣāvasānam (वर्षावसानम्).

Varṣāvasāna is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms varṣa and avasāna (अवसान).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Varṣāvasāna (वर्षावसान).—m.

(-naḥ) The autumnal season. E. varṣā the rains, avasāna end.

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

1) Varṣavasana (वर्षवसन):—[=varṣa-vasana] [from varṣa] n. (more correctly varṣā-v) the dwelling in houses (of the Buddhist monks) during the rainy season, [Buddhist literature]

2) Varṣāvasāna (वर्षावसान):—[from varṣā > varṣa] (varṣāv) m. (?) the close of the rainy season, autumn, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Varṣāvasāna (वर्षावसान):—[varṣā+vasāna] (naṃ) 1. m. Autumn.

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Varshavasana in German

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