The Sanskrit term Ariṣṭaśayyā can be transliterated into English as Aristasayya or Arishtashayya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Ariṣṭaśayyā (अरिष्टशय्या) refers to the “lying-in-couch”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.7.—Accordingly, after the Goddess (Umā/Śivā) incarnated as Pārvatī by becoming the daughter of Menā:—“The goddess of great brilliance assumed the form of her baby child in front of Menā and began to cry in accordance with the ways of the world. On account of her splendour that diffused all round the lying-in-couch [i.e., ariṣṭaśayyā], the midnight lamps that burnt in the lying-in-chamber were rendered dim in a trice, O sage. The women in the house were extremely glad on hearing the gentle cry of the child. In their excited flutter and great pleasure they rushed in. [...]”.

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The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Ariṣṭaśayyā (अरिष्टशय्या).—a lying in couch; अरिष्टशय्यां परितो विसारिणा (ariṣṭaśayyāṃ parito visāriṇā) R. 3.15.

Ariṣṭaśayyā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ariṣṭa and śayyā (शय्या).

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

Ariṣṭaśayyā (अरिष्टशय्या).—[feminine] the lying-in chamber.

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

Ariṣṭaśayyā (अरिष्टशय्या):—[=a-riṣṭa-śayyā] [from a-riṣṭa > a-riṣaṇya] f. a lying-in couch, [Raghuvaṃśa iii, 15.]

[Sanskrit to German]

Arishtashayya in German

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Shayya, Arishta.

Full-text: Arishta, Shayya, Tejas.

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