Navashasyeshti, Navaśasyeṣṭi, Navasasyeshti: 3 definitions

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Navashasyeshti 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 Navaśasyeṣṭi can be transliterated into English as Navasasyesti or Navashasyeshti, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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

Navaśasyeṣṭi (नवशस्येष्टि).—f.

(-ṣṭiḥ) A sacrifice performed on eating the new rice or grain of the year, navaśasya, and iṣṭi sacrifice.

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

Navasasyeṣṭi (नवसस्येष्टि):—[=nava-sasyeṣṭi] [from nava-sasya > nava] f. a sacrifice of f° f°, [Manu-smṛti iv, 26; 27.]

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

Navaśasyeṣṭi (नवशस्येष्टि):—[navaśasye-ṣṭi] (ṣṭiḥ) 2. f. Sacrifice on the eating of the new grain.

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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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