Sahagamana, Saha-gamana: 10 definitions
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Sahagamana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, Marathi. 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.
India history and geography
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossarySahagamana.—(ASLV), self-immolation of a widow on the funeral pyre of her husband; same as satī. Note: sahagamana is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarysahagamana (सहगमन).—n (S Going with.) The accompanying of her deceased husband by a widow; the immolation of herself on his pyre. 2 The burning of herself by a widow together with a figure of palash leaves &c. assumed to represent her husband, he having died at a distant place. 3 Going with or accompanying generally.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishsahagamana (सहगमन).—n The immolation of a widow on the pyre of her husband. Going with or accompanying generally.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionarySahagamana (सहगमन).—
1) accompanying.
2) a woman's burning herself with her deceased husband's body, self-immolation of a widow.
Derivable forms: sahagamanam (सहगमनम्).
Sahagamana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms saha and gamana (गमन).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionarySahagamana (सहगमन).—n.
(-naṃ) 1. Going with, accompanying. 2. A woman’s burning herself on the funeral pile with her deceased husband. E. saha with, gamana going.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionarySahagamana (सहगमन).—n. 1. accompanying. 2. a woman’s burning herself with her deceased husband.
Sahagamana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms saha and gamana (गमन).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionarySahagamana (सहगमन):—[=saha-gamana] [from saha] n. going with or accompanying ([especially] a widow’s going with her deceased husband id est. burning herself with his dead body), [ib.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionarySahagamana (सहगमन):—[saha-gamana] (naṃ) 1. n. Going with; a Satī's burning herself.
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusSahagamana (ಸಹಗಮನ):—
1) [noun] the act or fact of going together or along with.
2) [noun] a practice of women getting self-immolated in the funeral fire of their deceased husbands.
3) [noun] the act or dying of a soldier, bodyguard, etc. following the death of his master.
4) [noun] ಸಹಗಮನಮಾಡು [sahagamanamadu] saha gamana māḍu to die following the death of one’s master (in accordance with one’s vow).
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Gamana, Saha.
Starts with: Sahagamanavidhi, Sahakamanam.
Full-text: Cakamanam, Sahamarana, Cakakamanam, Patisahagamananishedhanirasaprakasha, Sagamana, Sahagaman, Sahacara.
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