Asthishosha, Asthiśōṣa, Asthiśoṣa, Asthi-shosha: 4 definitions

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Asthishosha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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 terms Asthiśōṣa and Asthiśoṣa can be transliterated into English as Asthisosa or Asthishosha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Marathi-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Asthishosha in Marathi glossary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

asthiśōṣa (अस्थिशोष).—m S Drying and decay of the bones.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

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Sanskrit dictionary

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

Asthiśoṣa (अस्थिशोष).—dryness and decay of the bones.

Derivable forms: asthiśoṣaḥ (अस्थिशोषः).

Asthiśoṣa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms asthi and śoṣa (शोष).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Asthiśoṣa (अस्थिशोष).—m.

(-ṣaḥ) Dryness and decay of the bones. E. asthi and śoṣa drying up.

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

Asthiśoṣa (अस्थिशोष):—[asthi-śoṣa] (ṣaḥ) 1. m. Decay of bones.

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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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