Jhashayati, Jhāṣayati: 1 definition

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Jhashayati 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 Jhāṣayati can be transliterated into English as Jhasayati or Jhashayati, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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

Jhāṣayati (झाषयति).—(compare Sanskrit Lex. jhaṣ-, jaṣ-, Pali Lex. jhas-, Childers; Vedic jasate, jāsayati), pulverizes, destroys utterly (so Tibetan cited on Śikṣāsamuccaya 59.12, thal bar rlog): °ti Śikṣāsamuccaya 59.12 (pūrvāvaropitāni kuśalamūlāni), similarly 61.2, and °nti- 60.12; (svakleśāṃś ca parakleśāṃś ca) °ti 89.3.

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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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