The Sanskrit term Niṣṭhīvanaśarāva can be transliterated into English as Nisthivanasarava or Nishthivanasharava, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Niṣṭhīvanaśarāva (निष्ठीवनशराव).—spittoon.

Derivable forms: niṣṭhīvanaśarāvaḥ (निष्ठीवनशरावः).

Niṣṭhīvanaśarāva is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms niṣṭhīvana and śarāva (शराव). See also (synonyms): niṣṭhīvaśarāva, niṣṭhevaśarāva, niṣṭhevanaśarāva, niṣṭhīvitaśarāva.

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

Niṣṭhīvanaśarāva (निष्ठीवनशराव):—[=ni-ṣṭhīvana-śarāva] [from ni-ṣṭhīvana > ni-ṣṭhiv] m. spitting-box, spittoon, [Bhartṛhari]

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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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Partial matches: Sharava, Nishthivana.

Full-text: Nishthevanasharava, Nishthivasharava, Nishthevasharava, Nishthivitasharava.

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