Adityashayanavrata, Ādityaśayanavrata, Adityashayana-vrata: 1 definition
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Adityashayanavrata 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 Ādityaśayanavrata can be transliterated into English as Adityasayanavrata or Adityashayanavrata, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀdityaśayanavrata (आदित्यशयनव्रत):—[=āditya-śayana-vrata] [from āditya-śayana > āditya > ā-diteya] n. a particular vow or religious observance.
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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Partial matches: Adityashayana, Vrata.
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The Matsya Purana (critical study) (by Kushal Kalita)
Part 4.2g - Ādityaśayana-vrata < [Chapter 4 - Religious aspects of the Matsyapurāṇa]
Vedic influence on the Sun-worship in the Puranas (by Goswami Mitali)
Sun-worship Vratas (5) Ādityaśayana < [Chapter 5 - Rituals Related to the Sun-Worship in the Purāṇas]
Part 8 - Purāṇic Religion and Its Link to the Vedic Tradition < [Chapter 3 - General Characteristics of the Purāṇic Religion and its Link with the Vedic Tradition]
The Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)