Rohinicandrashayana, Rohiṇīcandraśayana, Rohinicandra-Shayana: 4 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Rohiṇīcandraśayana can be transliterated into English as Rohinicandrasayana or Rohinicandrashayana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Rohinichandrashayana.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexRohiṇīcandraśayana (रोहिणीचन्द्रशयन).—With which Nārāyaṇa is worshipped with the names of the moon; to be observed on the full moon day when Rohiṇī is the nakṣatra or Monday being a Śuklapañcami; even Śūdras can observe it; a list of flowers given for worship; it lasts for a year; at the end a furnished bed with looking glass, etc., to be given to a learned Śrotriya; the giver attains the world of Candra; even women may observe it.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 57. 3-27.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryRohiṇīcandraśayana (रोहिणीचन्द्रशयन):—[=rohiṇī-candra-śayana] [from rohiṇī > rohi] n. Name of two religious observances, [Catalogue(s)]
[Sanskrit to German]
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: Sayana.
Full-text: Candraloka.
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The Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
Chapter 26 - The vow of Rohiṇīcandraśayana < [Section 1 - Sṛṣṭi-khaṇḍa (section on creation)]
The Matsya Purana (critical study) (by Kushal Kalita)
Part 4.2e - Rohiṇīcandraśayana-vrata < [Chapter 4 - Religious aspects of the Matsyapurāṇa]
Historical Elements in the Matsya Purana (by Chaitali Kadia)