Sarasvatipuja, Sarasvatīpūjā, Sarasvati-puja: 1 definition
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Sarasvatipuja 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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionarySarasvatīpūjā (सरस्वतीपूजा):—[=sarasvatī-pūjā] [from sarasvatī > sara] f. the worship of S° (observed as a holiday on the fifth of the light half of the month Māgha and therefore also called Vasanta-pañcamī, on which day books and writing implements are held sacred and not allowed to be used), [Religious Thought and Life in India 429]
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: Puja, Sarasvati.
Starts with: Sarasvatipujamantra, Sarasvatipujana, Sarasvatipujapaddhati, Sarasvatipujaprayoga, Sarasvatipujavidhana.
Full-text: Sarasvatipujavidhana.
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