Sharmanyadesha, Śārmaṇyadeśa: 2 definitions

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Sharmanyadesha 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 Śārmaṇyadeśa can be transliterated into English as Sarmanyadesa or Sharmanyadesha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Śārmaṇyadeśa (शार्मण्यदेश).—The modern name of Germany.

Derivable forms: śārmaṇyadeśaḥ (शार्मण्यदेशः).

See also (synonyms): śārmaṇya.

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

1) Śarmaṇyadeśa (शर्मण्यदेश):—[=śarmaṇya-deśa] [from śarmaṇya > śarman] m. the country of Germany (°śīya born in G°ermany), [Āryavidyā-sudhākara]

2) Śārmaṇyadeśa (शार्मण्यदेश):—[=śārmaṇya-deśa] m. the modern Name of Germany.

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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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