Sahasravedha, Sahasra-vedha: 4 definitions
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Sahasravedha 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 dictionarySahasravedha (सहस्रवेध).—
1) sorrel
2) a kind of sour gruel.
Derivable forms: sahasravedham (सहस्रवेधम्).
Sahasravedha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms sahasra and vedha (वेध).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionarySahasravedha (सहस्रवेध).—n.
(-dhaṃ) Sorrel. “kāñjike” .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Sahasravedha (सहस्रवेध):—[=sahasra-vedha] [from sahasra] n. a kind of sorrel, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
2) [v.s. ...] a kind of sour gruel, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
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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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