Shatayati, Śāṭayati: 1 definition
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Shatayati 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 Śāṭayati can be transliterated into English as Satayati or Shatayati, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryŚāṭayati (शाटयति).—(= Pali sāṭeti; Sanskrit śātayati, and Dhātup. śaṭati; note Kalpanāmaṇḍitikā, Lüders Kl. Sanskrit Texte 2, pp. 43, 63, 177 āśātikā, q.v., na śātayati = Majjhimanikāya (Pali) i.220.18 et al. na āsāṭikaṃ sāṭetā hoti), (1) removes, does away with (impurity), cleanses: sarvaṃ kaṣāyaṃ śāṭayati (= Tibetan sel ba) Mahāvyutpatti 2423; (2) torments, destroys: śāṭeti gātrāṇi duḥkhārditasya Mahāvastu iii.385.17 (verse).
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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