Deshayin, Deśayin: 1 definition

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Deshayin 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 Deśayin can be transliterated into English as Desayin or Deshayin, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Deśayin (देशयिन्).—(?) , teaching (the Doctrine); perhaps so inter-pret Saddharmapuṇḍarīka 272.5 (verse) raseṣu gṛddha saktāś ca gṛhīṇāṃ dharma deśayī, satkṛtāś ca bhaviṣyanti…, (will, in later ages, be) teaching the Doctrine to householders, n. pl. m.(?); but perhaps better as 3 pl. (in form sg.) opt., like deśayuḥ line 10, from deśayati (altho verb forms in this passage are mostly fut.).

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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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