Shanivasara, Śanivāsara, Shani-vasara: 2 definitions
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Shanivasara 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 Śanivāsara can be transliterated into English as Sanivasara or Shanivasara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Sanskrit dictionary
Śanivāsara (शनिवासर).—Saturday.
Derivable forms: śanivāsaraḥ (शनिवासरः).
Śanivāsara is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śani and vāsara (वासर). See also (synonyms): śanivāra.
Śanivāsara (शनिवासर):—[=śani-vāsara] [from śani > śana] m. S°’s day, Saturday, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
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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