Shantigriha, Śāntigṛha, Shanti-griha: 6 definitions

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Shantigriha 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 Śāntigṛha can be transliterated into English as Santigrha or Shantigriha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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[«previous next»] — Shantigriha in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Śāntigṛha (शान्तिगृह).—a room for rest or retirement.

Derivable forms: śāntigṛham (शान्तिगृहम्).

Śāntigṛha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śānti and gṛha (गृह).

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

Śāntigṛha (शान्तिगृह).—n. (-ha) A private apartment near the place of sacrifice. E. śānti devotion, gṛha a house.

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

Śāntigṛha (शान्तिगृह).—n. a private apartment near the place of a sacrifice.

Śāntigṛha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śānti and gṛha (गृह).

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

Śāntigṛha (शान्तिगृह):—[=śānti-gṛha] [from śānti > śānta] ([Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā]) ([cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]) n. a room for the performance of propitiatory rites to avert evil.

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

Śāntigṛha (शान्तिगृह):—[śānti-gṛha] (haṃ) 1. n. A private apartment near the place of sacrifice.

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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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