Sharavarana, Śarāvaraṇa, Shara-avarana: 3 definitions
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Sharavarana 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 Śarāvaraṇa can be transliterated into English as Saravarana or Sharavarana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Śarāvaraṇa (शरावरण).—a shield; शितनिस्त्रिंश- हस्तस्य शरावणधारिणः (śitanistriṃśa- hastasya śarāvaṇadhāriṇaḥ) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 6.61.28.
Derivable forms: śarāvaraṇam (शरावरणम्).
Śarāvaraṇa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śara and āvaraṇa (आवरण).
1) Śaravāraṇa (शरवारण):—[=śara-vāraṇa] [from śara] n. ‘warder off of ar°’, a shield, [Mahābhārata] ([varia lectio] śarāvara).
2) Śarāvaraṇa (शरावरण):—[from śara] n. ‘warder off of ar°’, a shield, [Mahābhārata]
Śaravāraṇa (शरवारण):—(1. śara + vā) n. Schild [Mahābhārata 6, 2709. 3606.] — Vgl. śarāvara (wie die ed. Bomb. an beiden Stellen liest) und śarāvaraṇa .
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Śarāvaraṇa (शरावरण):—(1. śara + ā) n. Schild [Mahābhārata 6, 2707.]
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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