Navashayaka, Navaśāyaka, Navan-shayaka: 5 definitions

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Navashayaka 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 Navaśāyaka can be transliterated into English as Navasayaka or Navashayaka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Navaśāyaka (नवशायक).—N. given to nine inferior tribes; they are:-गोपो माली तथा तैली तन्त्री मोदकवारुजी । कुलालः कर्मकारश्च नापितो नवशायकाः (gopo mālī tathā tailī tantrī modakavārujī | kulālaḥ karmakāraśca nāpito navaśāyakāḥ) || Parāśara.

Derivable forms: navaśāyakaḥ (नवशायकः).

Navaśāyaka is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms navan and śāyaka (शायक).

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

Navaśāyaka (नवशायक).—m.

(-kaḥ) A name given to any of nine inferior classes, the cowherd, gardener, oilman, weaver, confectioner, betel seller, potter, blacksmith, and barber.

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

Navaśāyaka (नवशायक):—[=nava-śāyaka] [from nava] m. Name given to any of 9 inferior castes (viz. cowherd, gardener, oilman, weaver, confectioner, water-carrier, potter, blacksmith, and barber), [Horace H. Wilson]

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

Navaśāyaka (नवशायक):—[nava-śāyaka] (kaḥ) 1. m. A tradesman.

[Sanskrit to German]

Navashayaka 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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