Shanipradosha, Śanipradōṣa, Śanipradoṣa, Shani-pradosha: 5 definitions
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Shanipradosha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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.
The Sanskrit terms Śanipradōṣa and Śanipradoṣa can be transliterated into English as Sanipradosa or Shanipradosha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryśanipradōṣa (शनिप्रदोष).—m (S) A term for the worship that is performed to Shiva on the thirteenth day of the waxing or waning moon when it falls on a saturday. See pradōṣa.
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 dictionaryŚanipradoṣa (शनिप्रदोष).—a term for the (evening) worship of Śiva performed on the thirteenth day of a lunar fortnight when it falls on a Saturday.
Derivable forms: śanipradoṣaḥ (शनिप्रदोषः).
Śanipradoṣa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śani and pradoṣa (प्रदोष).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚanipradoṣa (शनिप्रदोष).—m.
(-ṣaḥ) Worship of Siva on the thirteenth day of a lunar fortnight when it falls on a Saturday.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚanipradoṣa (शनिप्रदोष):—[=śani-pradoṣa] [from śani > śana] m. ‘Saturn-evening’, Name of the worship performed to Śiva on the 13th day of the waxing or waning moon when it falls on a Saturday, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
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 corpusŚanipradōṣa (ಶನಿಪ್ರದೋಷ):—
1) [noun] the thirteenth day of any lunar fortnight (either of waxing or waning moon) falling on a Saturday.
2) [noun] a worshipping of Śiva, in the evening of that day.
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: Shani, Pradosha, Cani.
Starts with: Shanipradoshavrata.
Full-text: Shanipradoshavrata, Shani-pradosh.
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