Sarvavedasa, Sārvavedasa: 6 definitions

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Sārvavedasa (सार्ववेदस).—One who gives away all his wealth at a sacrifice or sacred rite.

-sam A person's entire property.

Derivable forms: sārvavedasaḥ (सार्ववेदसः).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Sārvavedasa (सार्ववेदस) or Sārvvavedasa.—n.

(-saḥ) One who gives away all his wealth at a sacred rite.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Sārvavedasa (सार्ववेदस).—i. e. sarva -vedas + a, m. One who gives away all his wealth at a sacred rite, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 11, 1.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Sarvavedasa (सर्ववेदस).—[adjective] who after a sacrifice gives all his property to the priests (also sin), or (a sacrifice) whereat all is given away (also sarvavedasadakṣiṇa); [masculine] (±kratu) such a sacrifice. [neuter] the whole property.

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Sārvavedasa (सार्ववेदस).—v. sarvavedasa.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Sarvavedasa (सर्ववेदस):—[=sarva-vedasa] [from sarva] mfn. accompanied by a gift of all one’s goods (as a sacrifice; also m. [scilicet] kratu ‘a sacrifice of the above kind’), [Maitrāyaṇī-saṃhitā; Brāhmaṇa; ???]

2) [v.s. ...] giving all one’s property to priests after a sac°, [Manu-smṛti xi], ([varia lectio])

3) [v.s. ...] n. all one’s prop°, [Taittirīya-saṃhitā; Brāhmaṇa; Kaṭha-upaniṣad; ???]

4) Sārvavedasa (सार्ववेदस):—[=sārva-vedasa] [from sārva] mfn. (and [varia lectio] for sarva-s) one who gives away all his wealth at a sacred rite, [Manu-smṛti xi, 1]

5) [v.s. ...] n. a person’s entire property

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