Pashuhavya, Paśuhavya, Pashu-havya: 7 definitions

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Pashuhavya 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 Paśuhavya can be transliterated into English as Pasuhavya or Pashuhavya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Paśuhavya (पशुहव्य).—an animal sacrifice; Manusmṛti 4.28.

Derivable forms: paśuhavyam (पशुहव्यम्).

Paśuhavya is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms paśu and havya (हव्य).

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

Paśuhavya (पशुहव्य).—n.

(-vyaṃ) Sacrifice of animals. E. paśu, and havya oblation.

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

Paśuhavya (पशुहव्य).—[neuter] animal sacrifice.

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

Paśuhavya (पशुहव्य):—[=paśu-havya] [from paśu > paś] n. an animal sacrifice, [Manu-smṛti iv, 28.]

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

Paśuhavya (पशुहव्य):—[paśu-havya] (vyaṃ) 1. n. Sacrifice.

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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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