Shanajiva, Śāṇājīva, Shana-ajiva: 5 definitions
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Shanajiva 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 Śāṇājīva can be transliterated into English as Sanajiva or Shanajiva, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚāṇājīva (शाणाजीव).—an armourer.
Derivable forms: śāṇājīvaḥ (शाणाजीवः).
Śāṇājīva is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śāṇa and ājīva (आजीव).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚāṇājīva (शाणाजीव).—m.
(-vaḥ) An armourer. E. śāṇa a whetstone, ājīva who lives by.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚāṇājīva (शाणाजीव):—[from śāṇa] m. ‘living by a whetstone’, an armourer, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚāṇājīva (शाणाजीव):—[śāṇā-jīva] (vaḥ) 1. m. An armourer.
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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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