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Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)

Source: eScholarship: Chapters 1-14 of the Hayasirsa Pancaratra

Sāhasī (साहसी) or Sāhasin refers to “one who is violent”, representing an undesirable characteristic of an Ācārya, according to the 9th-century Hayaśīrṣa-pañcarātra Ādikāṇḍa chapter 3.—The Lord said:—“I will tell you about the Sthāpakas endowed with perverse qualities. He should not construct a temple with those who are avoided in this Tantra. [...] He should not be very sickly, a physician, violent (sāhasī), neglecting the right time, nor abusing the twice-born, respectable elder or the god. A sthāpaka who has these qualities should be avoided. [...] A god enshrined by any of these named above (viz., sāhasī), is in no manner a giver of fruit. If a building for Viṣṇu is made anywhere by these excluded types (viz., sāhasī) then that temple will not give rise to enjoyment and liberation and will yield no reward, of this there is no doubt”.

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Pancaratra (पाञ्चरात्र, pāñcarātra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.

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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

sāhasī (साहसी).—a Violent, reckless, hotbrained.

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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.

Prakrit-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary

Sāhasi (साहसि) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Sāhasin.

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Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Sahasi (ಸಹಸಿ):—[adjective] having or showing valour; courageous; brave.

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Sahasi (ಸಹಸಿ):—[noun] a valorous, courageous man.

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Sāhasi (ಸಾಹಸಿ):—

1) [noun] a courageous, valorous man.

2) [noun] a man who has or likes to have adventures; an adventurer.

3) [noun] a cruel, wicked man.

4) [noun] a foolhardy, impetuous man.

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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)

Starts with (+2): Saahasik-paryaton, Sahashikshana, Sahashishta, Sahashishtatva, Sahasia, Sahasiddha, Sahasiddhatva, Sahasiga, Sahasigatana, Sahasika, Sahasika-paryatana, Sahasikata, Sahasike, Sahasikya, Sahasila, Sahasili, Sahasilo, Sahasimuli, Sahasin, Sahasisu.

Ends with: Alaghusahasi, Duhsahasi, Dussahasi, Kadusahasi.

Full-text: Sahasin, Sahasika, Sahasiga, Sahasavamta, Kaunapa, Sahas, Sahasa.

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