Shataparivara, Śataparivārā: 2 definitions

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Shataparivara 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 Śataparivārā can be transliterated into English as Sataparivara or Shataparivara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Śataparivārā (शतपरिवारा).—name of a nāga maid: Kāraṇḍavvūha 4.1.

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

1) Śataparivāra (शतपरिवार):—[=śata-parivāra] [from śata] m. a kind of Samādhi, [Kāraṇḍa-vyūha]

2) Śataparivārā (शतपरिवारा):—[=śata-parivārā] [from śata-parivāra > śata] f. Name of a Nāga female, [ib.]

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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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