Ashtadashaparvani, Aṣṭādaśaparvāṇi, Ashtadashan-parvani: 1 definition

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Ashtadashaparvani 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 Aṣṭādaśaparvāṇi can be transliterated into English as Astadasaparvani or Ashtadashaparvani, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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

Aṣṭādaśaparvāṇi (अष्टादशपर्वाणि).—The eighteen पर्व (parva)s of Mahābhārata are आदि, सभा, वन, विराट्, उद्योग, भीष्म, द्रोण, कर्ण, शल्य, सौप्तिक, स्त्री, शान्ति, अनुशासन, अश्वमेध, आश्रमवासि, मौसल, महाप्रस्थानक, स्वर्गारोहण (ādi, sabhā, vana, virāṭ, udyoga, bhīṣma, droṇa, karṇa, śalya, sauptika, strī, śānti, anuśāsana, aśvamedha, āśramavāsi, mausala, mahāprasthānaka, svargārohaṇa).

Aṣṭādaśaparvāṇi is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms aṣṭādaśan and parvāṇi (पर्वाणि).

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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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