Shaniprasu, Śaniprasū, Shani-prasu: 4 definitions

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Shaniprasu 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 Śaniprasū can be transliterated into English as Saniprasu or Shaniprasu, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Śaniprasū (शनिप्रसू).—f. an epithet of Chhāyā, wife of the sun; cf. संज्ञा (saṃjñā).

Derivable forms: śaniprasūḥ (शनिप्रसूः).

Śaniprasū is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śani and prasū (प्रसू).

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

Śaniprasū (शनिप्रसू).—f.

(-sūḥ) Ch'Haya, the wife of the Sun. E. śani Saturn, prasū the mother.

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

Śaniprasū (शनिप्रसू):—[=śani-prasū] [from śani > śana] f. ‘mother of S°’, Name of Chāyā (wife of the Sun), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Śaniprasū (शनिप्रसू):—[śani-prasū] (sūḥ) 3. f. Chhāyā the wife of the sun.

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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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