Savasesa, Sāvasesa, Savashesha: 15 definitions

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Savasesa means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit, Hindi. 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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Pali-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Savasesa in Pali glossary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

sāvasesa : (adj.) incomplete; with a remainder.

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Sāvasesa, (adj.) (sa3+avasesa) with a remainder, incomplete, of an offence which can be done away Vin. I, 354; II, 88; V, 153; A. I, 88.—Of a text (pāṭha) KhA 238; SnA 96. (Page 707)

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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.

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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

sāvaśēṣa (सावशेष).—a S Leaving a residue or remainder.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

sāvaśēṣa (सावशेष).—a Leaving a residue.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Sāvaśeṣa (सावशेष).—a.

1) Having a remainder, leaving a remainder or residue.

2) Imperfect, incomplete, unfinished.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Sāvaśeṣa (सावशेष).—adj. (= Pali sāvasesa), not absolute, incom- plete, opp. of niravaśeṣa, q.v.; of a sin, that can be atoned: kṛtena (etc.) °ṣeṇa Mūla-Sarvāstivāda-Vinaya iii.110.6 f.; 111.9 f.; 13 f.

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

Sāvaśeṣa (सावशेष).—mfn.

(-ṣaḥ-ṣā-ṣaṃ) 1. Imperfect, incomplete. 2. Leaving a residue or remainder. E. sa with, avaśeṣa remains.

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

Sāvaśeṣa (सावशेष).—adj. 1. leaving a residue. 2. imperfect. 3. remaining, sāvaśeṣa-bandhana, adj. still bound, [Pañcatantra] 109, 17. 4. till,

Sāvaśeṣa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms sa and avaśeṣa (अवशेष).

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

Sāvaśeṣa (सावशेष).—[adjective] having a remainder, unfinished, left, remaining; [neuter] remainder, rest.

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

1) Sāvaśeṣa (सावशेष):—mf(ā)n. having a remainder, incomplete, unfinished, [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature] etc.

2) left, remaining (See [compound])

3) n. a remainder, residue, [Mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇa]

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

Sāvaśeṣa (सावशेष):—[sā+vaśeṣa] (ṣaḥ-ṣā-ṣaṃ) a. Incomplete; having a remainder.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Sāvaśeṣa (सावशेष) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Sāvasesa.

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Savasesa in German

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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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Hindi dictionary

[«previous next»] — Savasesa in Hindi glossary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Sāvaśeṣa (सावशेष):—(a) incomplete.

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Prakrit-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary

Sāvasesa (सावसेस) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Sāvaśeṣa.

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Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.

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