Laghvashin, Laghvāśin: 6 definitions

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Laghvashin 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 Laghvāśin can be transliterated into English as Laghvasin or Laghvashin, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Laghvashin in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Laghvāśin (लघ्वाशिन्).—mfn. (-śī-śinī-śi) Eating little, moderate. E. laghu, and aśin who eats.

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

Laghvāśin (लघ्वाशिन्).—[adjective] eating little or moderately.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Laghvāśin (लघ्वाशिन्):—[=laghv-āśin] [from laghv > laghu] mfn. eating little, moderate in diet, abstemious, [Mahābhārata]

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

Laghvāśin (लघ्वाशिन्):—[laghvā+śin] (śī-śinī-śi) a. Eating little

[Sanskrit to German]

Laghvashin in German

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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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