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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Saraḥsarasija (सरःसरसिज).—a lotus; सरसिजमनुविद्धं शैवलेनापि रम्यम् (sarasijamanuviddhaṃ śaivalenāpi ramyam) Ś.1.2; [Shri. Kṣītiśachandra Chatterji points out in Mañjūṣā (March, 1958) that the word सरसिजम् (sarasijam) has been used in the sense of 'a lotus' probably for the first time by Kālidāsa. According to lexicographers the word सरसिज (sarasija) is met with first in the Suśruta Saṃhitā (1.46. 124) as an adjective qualifying मत्स्याः (matsyāḥ); Bhāravi uses the word in the sense of 'a land lotus in उत्फुल्लस्थल- नलिनीवनादमुष्मादुद्धूतः सरसिजसंभवः परागः (utphullasthala- nalinīvanādamuṣmāduddhūtaḥ sarasijasaṃbhavaḥ parāgaḥ). Three stages of being यौगिक, योगरूढ (yaugika, yogarūḍha) and रूढ (rūḍha) are thus clearly seen in the history of the word.]; सरोरुहद्युतिमुषः पादांस्तवासेवितुम् (saroruhadyutimuṣaḥ pādāṃstavāsevitum) Ratn. 1.3.

Derivable forms: saraḥsarasijam (सरःसरसिजम्).

Saraḥsarasija is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms saras and sarasija (सरसिज). See also (synonyms): saraḥsarasiruha.

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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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Partial matches: Saras, Sarasija.

Full-text: Sarahsarasiruha.

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