Shanaishcaravrata, Śanaiścaravrata, Shanaishcara-vrata: 3 definitions
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Shanaishcaravrata 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 Śanaiścaravrata can be transliterated into English as Sanaiscaravrata or Shanaishcaravrata, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Shanaishcharavrata.
In Hinduism
General definition (in Hinduism)
Source: ACHC: Smarta PujaŚanaiścaravrata (शनैश्चरव्रत) refers to a religious observance (vrata) occurring in the month Śrāvaṇa (July-August).—Śanaiścara-vrata worship of Saturn every Saturday.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum1) Śanaiścaravrata (शनैश्चरव्रत) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—Burnell. 146^b. Taylor. 1, 411.
2) Śanaiścaravrata (शनैश्चरव्रत):—Gov. Or. Libr. Madras 92.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚanaiścaravrata (शनैश्चरव्रत):—[=śanaiś-cara-vrata] [from śanaiś-cara > śanaiś > śana] n. Name of [work]
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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Partial matches: Vrata, Shanaishcara.
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