Abhishekaha, Abhiṣekāha, Abhisheka-aha: 3 definitions

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Abhishekaha 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 Abhiṣekāha can be transliterated into English as Abhisekaha or Abhishekaha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Abhiṣekāha (अभिषेकाह).—day of coronation.

Derivable forms: abhiṣekāhaḥ (अभिषेकाहः).

Abhiṣekāha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms abhiṣeka and aha (अह).

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

Abhiṣekāha (अभिषेकाह):—[from abhi-ṣeka > abhi-ṣic] m. day of inauguration.

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

Abhiṣekāha (अभिषेकाह):—[tatpurusha compound] m.

(-haḥ) The day of inauguration; e. g. Agni-Pur.: upavāsyābhiṣekāhe &c. (see the quot. s. v. abhiveka page 282b, line 8). E. abhiṣeka and ahan, sāmas. aff. ṭac.

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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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