Shantivacana, Śāntivācana, Shanti-vacana, Shamtivacana: 4 definitions

Introduction:

Shantivacana 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 Śāntivācana can be transliterated into English as Santivacana or Shantivacana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Shantivachana.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

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

Śāntivācana (शान्तिवाचन).—reciting of a text for averting evil.

Derivable forms: śāntivācanam (शान्तिवाचनम्).

Śāntivācana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śānti and vācana (वाचन).

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

1) Śāntivācana (शान्तिवाचन):—[=śānti-vācana] [from śānti > śānta] n. the reciting of a text for averting evil etc. [gana] puṇyāha-vācanādi on [Pāṇini 5-1, 111], [vArttika] 3

2) [v.s. ...] mfn. = śānti-vācanam prayojanam asya, [ib.]

[Sanskrit to German]

Shantivacana in German

context information

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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Kannada-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Shantivacana in Kannada glossary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Śāṃtivācana (ಶಾಂತಿವಾಚನ):—[noun] = ಶಾಂತಿಪಾಠ - [shamtipatha -] 1.

context information

Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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