Sarvashveta, Sarvaśvetā, Sarva-shveta: 5 definitions
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Sarvashveta 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 Sarvaśvetā can be transliterated into English as Sarvasveta or Sarvashveta, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Source: SOAS University of London: Protective Rites in the Netra TantraSarvaśveta (सर्वश्वेत) refers to an “all white” (offering), according to the Netratantra of Kṣemarāja: a Śaiva text from the 9th century in which Śiva (Bhairava) teaches Pārvatī topics such as metaphysics, cosmology, and soteriology.—Accordingly, [verse 10.39-45]—“[...] Outside of the lotus, [the Mantrin] should draw the very white śaśimaṇḍala, and outside of that [he is to draw] a square endowed with the mark of a vajra. Thus, having written [all this] with saffron, bile, and white milk he should worship in peace with an all white [offering] (sarvaśveta-upacārata). In this way, he [gives] edible offerings and liquor to the appropriate, voracious form [of the deity]. [...]”.
Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionarySarvaśvetā (सर्वश्वेता).—name of a mythical (magic) herb: Kāraṇḍavvūha 55.14; 56.17; 58.6.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionarySarvaśveta (सर्वश्वेत).—[adjective] all white.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Sarvaśveta (सर्वश्वेत):—[=sarva-śveta] [from sarva] mfn. (sarva-) entirely white, [Suparṇādhyāya]
2) [v.s. ...] whitest of all, [Pāṇini 6-2, 93, [Scholiast or Commentator]]
3) Sarvaśvetā (सर्वश्वेता):—[=sarva-śvetā] [from sarva-śveta > sarva] f. a kind of venomous insect, [Suśruta]
4) [v.s. ...] a [particular] mythical herb, [Kāraṇḍa-vyūha]
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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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