Shamavyasanin, Śamavyasanin, Shama-vyasanin: 2 definitions

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Shamavyasanin 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 Śamavyasanin can be transliterated into English as Samavyasanin or Shamavyasanin, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Śamavyasanin (शमव्यसनिन्).—a. dissolute from indifference.

Śamavyasanin is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śama and vyasanin (व्यसनिन्).

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

Śamavyasanin (शमव्यसनिन्):—[=śama-vyasanin] [from śama > śam] mfn. dissolute from indifference, [Rājataraṅgiṇī]

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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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