Shariragrahana, Śarīragrahaṇa, Sharira-grahana: 3 definitions
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Shariragrahana 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 Śarīragrahaṇa can be transliterated into English as Sariragrahana or Shariragrahana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚarīragrahaṇa (शरीरग्रहण).—assumption of a bodily form.
Derivable forms: śarīragrahaṇam (शरीरग्रहणम्).
Śarīragrahaṇa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śarīra and grahaṇa (ग्रहण).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚarīragrahaṇa (शरीरग्रहण).—[neuter] taking a bodily form.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚarīragrahaṇa (शरीरग्रहण):—[=śarīra-grahaṇa] [from śarīra] n. assumption of a bodily form, [Viṣṇu-purāṇa]
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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