Raserasa, Rāserasa: 7 definitions

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Raserasa 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.

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Rāserasa (रासेरस).—

1) The Rāsa dance.

2) Pastime, sport.

3) A company, party, assembly.

4) The love sentiment (śṛṅgāra).

5) The sixth night after delivery (ṣaṣṭhījāgara).

6) Jesting, joking.

7) Skill in alchemy.

Derivable forms: rāserasaḥ (रासेरसः).

See also (synonyms): rāsevāsa.

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

Rāserasa (रासेरस).—m.

(-saḥ) 1. An assembly, a company, a party. 2. A game or festival peculiar to the cowherds: see rāsa. 3. Love, desire, the passion or sentiment. 4. Alchemy: see rasasiddhi. 5. The sixth night after delivery, on which the family and friends sit up all night. 6. Sport, mirth, pastime. 7. Any festival or holiday. E. rāsa noise, &c., and rasa flavour, taste.

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

Rāserasa (रासेरस).—m. I. i. e. rāsa + i-rasa. 1. = rāsa. 2. Mirth. 3. A company, a party. Ii. (cf. rasa), Alchymy.

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

Rāserasa (रासेरस):—[=rāse-rasa] [from rāsa > rās] m. = utsava or = parihāsa, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Rāserasa (रासेरस):—[rāse-rasa] (saḥ) 1. m. An assembly; a festival; love; sport; alchymy; the 6th night after delivery, when the friends sit up all night.

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Raserasa 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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