Sarasara, Sara-asara, Sara-sara, Sharasara: 12 definitions
Introduction:
Sarasara means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi, Hindi. 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Sarsar.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarysarasara (सरसर) [or रां, rāṃ].—ad Imit. of the rustling of a snake in motion; of the sound of slipping, sliding, gliding.
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sarāsara (सरासर) [or रां, rāṃ].—ad With a loud rustling &c. See sarārāṃ.
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sārāsāra (सारासार).—f (sāraṇēṃ) Pushing and shoving; moving in this direction and in that, onwards, backwards &c.
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sārāsāra (सारासार).—m (sāra & asāra) The fat and the lean; the cream and the serum; the spirit and the dregs; the good and the bad, lit. fig. (of a substance, or of a matter generally.) Ex. jē nēṇati paradōṣaguṇa || sadā sārāsāravicāraṇa || tēthēṃ dūṣaṇāsaṃ- cāra navhē ||.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishsārāsāra (सारासार).—f Pushing and shoving. m The good and the bad, the fat and the lean.
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 dictionarySarasara (सरसर) or Sarāsara (सरासर).—a. Moving hither and thither.
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Sārāsāra (सारासार).—a. valuable and worthless, strong and weak. (-ram) 1 worth and worthlessness; सारासारं च भाण्डानाम् (sārāsāraṃ ca bhāṇḍānām) Manusmṛti 9.331.
2) substance and emptiness.
3) strength and weakness. °विचारः (vicāraḥ) consideration of strong and weak points &c.
Sārāsāra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms sāra and asāra (असार).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionarySārāsāra (सारासार).—m.
(-raḥ) Strength and weakness, substance and emptiness, &c. E. sāra, and asāra want of vigour.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚarāsāra (शरासार).—[masculine] a shower of arrows.
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Sārāsāra (सारासार).—[neuter] strongness or weakness, worth and worthlessness.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Śarāsāra (शरासार):—[from śara] m. a shower of ar° s, [Vāsavadattā]
2) Sarasara (सरसर):—[from sara] mfn. moving hither and thither, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) Sarāsara (सरासर):—[from sara] mfn. moving
4) [v.s. ...] hither and thither, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
5) Sārāsāra (सारासार):—[from sāra] n. substance and (or) emptiness, strength and (or) weakness, relative strength, [Hitopadeśa]
6) [v.s. ...] worth and (or) worthlessness, relative quality (of goods), [Manu-smṛti ix, 331]
7) [v.s. ...] the good and (or) the best, [Rājataraṅgiṇī]
8) [v.s. ...] mfn. strong and (or) weak, [Mahābhārata]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionarySārāsāra (सारासार):—[sārā+sāra] (raḥ) m. Substance and vanity; vigour and frailty, &c.
[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.
Pali-English dictionary
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionarySarasara refers to: an imitative word; sarasaraṃ karoti to make the noise sarasara M. I, 128. (Page 697)
Note: sarasara is a Pali compound consisting of the words sara and sara.
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary1) Sarasara (सरसर) [Also spelled sarsar]:—(nf) rustling noise, frou-frou.
2) Sarāsara (सरासर) [Also spelled sarasar]:—(adv) downright, sheer; altogether, entirely; —[jyādatī] downright/sheer excess.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusŚarāsāra (ಶರಾಸಾರ):—[noun] = ಶರವರ್ಷ [sharavarsha].
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Sarasara (ಸರಸರ):—[noun] an onomatopoetic word formed imitating the sound of something that moves suddenly or with high speed.
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Saṟasaṟa (ಸಱಸಱ):—[noun] an onomatopoetic word formed imitating the sound of something that moves suddenly or with high speed.
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Sārāsāra (ಸಾರಾಸಾರ):—
1) [noun] (pl.) essential and unnecessary or irrelevant things.
2) [noun] (pl.) strength and weakness.
3) [noun] (pl.) favourable and unfavourable effects (of something).
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary1) Sarasara (सरसर):—n. 1. rustling sound; sound of a snake crawling; 2. creeping or tingling sensation; 3. reading or writing without stoppage;
2) Sarāsara (सरासर):—adj. without stopping; adv. 1. directly; straightway; without stoppage; 2. downright; sheer;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
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Partial matches: Sara, Acara, Asara, Cara.
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