Sarvashraya, Sarvāśraya, Sarva-ashraya: 5 definitions
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Sarvashraya 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.
The Sanskrit term Sarvāśraya can be transliterated into English as Sarvasraya or Sarvashraya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationSarvāśraya (सर्वाश्रय) refers to “one who supports all (who roam about)” and is used to describe Śiva, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.31 (“Description of Śiva’s magic”).—Accordingly, as Śiva (in disguise of a Brahmin) said to the Lord of Mountains: “I have come to know that you desire to give your daughter to Śiva, [...] To Śiva—who has no support, [...] whose matted hair is ill worn, who supports all (sarvāśraya) who roam about, who has garland of snakes who is a mendicant, who is engaged in following wrong-paths and who tenaciously discards the Vedic path. [...]”.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionarySarvāśraya (सर्वाश्रय).—Name of Śiva.
Derivable forms: sarvāśrayaḥ (सर्वाश्रयः).
Sarvāśraya is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms sarva and āśraya (आश्रय). See also (synonyms): sarvāśaya.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionarySarvāśraya (सर्वाश्रय) or Sarvvāśraya.—mfn.
(-yaḥ-yā-yaṃ) Giving shelter or protection to all. E. sarva, āśraya asylum.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Sarvāśraya (सर्वाश्रय):—[from sarva] mf(ā)n. common to all, [Yājñavalkya]
2) [v.s. ...] giving shelter or protection to all, [Horace H. Wilson]
3) [v.s. ...] m. Name of Śiva, [Mahābhārata]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionarySarvāśraya (सर्वाश्रय):—[sarvā+śraya] (yaḥ-yā-yaṃ) a. Sheltering all.
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: Ashraya, Sharva, Carva.
Full-text: Sarvvashraya, Sarvashaya.
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