Sasavisana, Sasavisāṇa, Shashavishana, Shasha-vishana: 12 definitions
Introduction:
Sasavisana means something in Jainism, Prakrit, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi. 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.
In Jainism
Jain philosophy
Source: archive.org: Anekanta Jaya Pataka of Haribhadra SuriŚaśaviṣāṇa (शशविषाण) refers to the “horn of a hare” (i.e. used as a demonstration of an impossibility), as occurring in the Anekāntajayapatākā-prakaraṇa, a Śvetāmbara Jain philosophical work written by Haribhadra Sūri.—[Cf. Vol. I, P. 70, l 15]—‘Śaśaviṣāṇa’ which is a synonym of ‘śaśaśṛṅga’ and which means ‘a horn of a hare’ occurs on p 149, l. 13 and in Vol II on p 80, l. 12, p 86, ll. 14-15. The word ‘mṛgatṛṣṇikā’ meaning a mirage occurs m Vol II on p 76, l. 30. For other details about it see p 282
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Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarysasavisāṇa : (nt.) a hare's horn, (an impossibility).
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionarySasavisāṇa refers to: a hare’s horn (an impossibility) J. III, 477. (Page 700)
Note: sasavisāṇa is a Pali compound consisting of the words sasa and visāṇa.
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.
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryśaśaviṣāṇa (शशविषाण).—n S śaśaśṛṅga n (S) (Horn of a hare.) Terms for an impossibility or a non-entity. See khapuṣpa.
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 dictionaryŚaśaviṣāṇa (शशविषाण).—a hare's horn; used to denote anything impossible, an utter impossibility; कदाचिदपि पर्यटञ् शशविषाणमासादयेत् (kadācidapi paryaṭañ śaśaviṣāṇamāsādayet) Bhartṛhari 2.5; शशशृङ्ग- धनुर्धरः (śaśaśṛṅga- dhanurdharaḥ); see खपुष्प (khapuṣpa).
Derivable forms: śaśaviṣāṇam (शशविषाणम्).
Śaśaviṣāṇa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śaśa and viṣāṇa (विषाण). See also (synonyms): śaśaśṛṅga.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚaśaviṣāṇa (शशविषाण).—n.
(-ṇaṃ) The horn of a hare; any thing improbable or extraordinary. E. śaśa, viṣāṇa a horn.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚaśaviṣāṇa (शशविषाण).—and
Śaśaviṣāṇa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śaśa and viṣāṇa (विषाण).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚaśaviṣāṇa (शशविषाण).—[neuter] = śaśakaviṣāṇa.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚaśaviṣāṇa (शशविषाण):—[=śaśa-viṣāṇa] [from śaśa > śaś] n. a h°’s horn (a term for an impossibility), [Bhartṛhari; Kathāsaritsāgara etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚaśaviṣāṇa (शशविषाण):—[śaśa-viṣāṇa] (ṇaṃ) 1. n. Horn of a hare; an absurdity or impossibility.
[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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusŚaśaviṣāṇa (ಶಶವಿಷಾಣ):—[noun] (fig.) (a term for an impossibility) a thing that never exists (as the horn of a rabit).
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Vishana, Shasha.
Starts with: Shashavishanam, Shashavishanaya.
Full-text: Shashashringa, Kakadanta, Mushikavishana, Shashavishanam, Shashakavishana, Vallabrahmasutrabhashya, Narashringa, Kacchapaloma, Prasiddha, Mrigatrishnika.
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