Akashashayana, Ākāśaśayana, Akasha-shayana: 4 definitions
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Akashashayana 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 Ākāśaśayana can be transliterated into English as Akasasayana or Akashashayana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryĀkāśaśayana (आकाशशयन).—Sleeping in the open air; निवृत्ताकाशशयनाः (nivṛttākāśaśayanāḥ) Rām.3.16.12.
Derivable forms: ākāśaśayanam (आकाशशयनम्).
Ākāśaśayana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ākāśa and śayana (शयन).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀkāśaśayana (आकाशशयन).—[neuter] lying in the open air.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀkāśaśayana (आकाशशयन):—[=ā-kāśa-śayana] [from ā-kāśa > ā-kāś] n. (ifc. f(ā). ) sleeping in open air, [Rāmāyaṇa iii, 16, 12.]
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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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