Anushvadha, Anuṣvadha: 2 definitions

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The Sanskrit term Anuṣvadha can be transliterated into English as Anusvadha or Anushvadha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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[«previous next»] — Anushvadha in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Anuṣvadha (अनुष्वध).—a. [svadhāmanu, svadhayā sahitaḥ] Accompanied by food.

-dham adv.

1) Through or after food.

2) According to food; after every sacrifice.

3) Voluntarily, according to one's will.

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

Anuṣvadha (अनुष्वध):—(ved.) I. [tatpurusha compound] m. f. n.

(-dhaḥ-dhā-dham) Accompanied with food, viz. clarified butter &c., an epithet of Soma. Ii. Avyayibh.

(-dham) 1) In consequence of (partaking of) food, through food, viz. Soma &c.

2) Food for food, to every food (as clarified butter).

3) After every oblation; e. g. patnīvatastriṃśataṃ trīṃśca devānanuṣvadhamāvaha mādayasva. E. anu and svadhā.

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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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