Ashirahsnana, Aśiraḥsnāna, Ashiras-snana: 3 definitions
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Ashirahsnana 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 Aśiraḥsnāna can be transliterated into English as Asirahsnana or Ashirahsnana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAśiraḥsnāna (अशिरःस्नान).—bathing the whole body except the head.
Derivable forms: aśiraḥsnānam (अशिरःस्नानम्).
Aśiraḥsnāna is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms aśiras and snāna (स्नान).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryAśiraḥsnāna (अशिरःस्नान).—n.
(-naṃ) Bathing the body with exception of the head. E. a neg. śiras the head, snāna bathing.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryAśiraḥsnāna (अशिरःस्नान):—[=a-śiraḥ-snāna] [from a-śiras] n. bathing the whole body except the head, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
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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