Cirasya: 4 definitions
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Cirasya 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Chirasya.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryCirasya (चिरस्य).—ind. A long time. E. cira a long time, as to be, affix ṇyat: see ciram.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Cirasya (चिरस्य):—[from cira] (asya) [genitive case] ind. after a long time, late, at last, [Mahābhārata; Harivaṃśa; Rāmāyaṇa; Śakuntalā] ([varia lectio])
2) [v.s. ...] for a long time, [Bhartṛhari iii, 51]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryCirasya (चिरस्य):—adv. A long time.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Cirasya (चिरस्य) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Cirassa.
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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Ends with: Aticirasya.
Full-text: Aticirasya, Cirassa, Murcch, Cira, Dushpranita, Ciram, Am, Vadhu, Vacya.
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Dasarupaka (critical study) (by Anuru Ranjan Mishra)
Part 13 - Status of Women in the Mattavilāsa < [Chapter 3 - Prahasana (critical study)]
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
Appendix 2 - The legend of Dharmaruci < [Chapter XIII - The Buddha-fields]
Amarakoshodghatana of Kshirasvamin (study) (by A. Yamuna Devi)
Works of Kṣīrasvāmin < [Chapter 2 - Kṣīrasvāmin: Life and Works]
Malatimadhava (study) (by Jintu Moni Dutta)
Part 1.3b - Karuṇa Rasa (The pathetic sentiment) < [Chapter 2 - Literary Study of the Mālatīmādhava]
The Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)