Shatrusevin, Śatrusevin, Shatru-sevin: 3 definitions

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Shatrusevin 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 Śatrusevin can be transliterated into English as Satrusevin or Shatrusevin, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Śatrusevin (शत्रुसेविन्).—a. serving a hostile prince; शत्रुसेविनि मित्रे च गूढे युक्ततरो भवेत् (śatrusevini mitre ca gūḍhe yuktataro bhavet) Manusmṛti 7. 186.

Śatrusevin is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śatru and sevin (सेविन्).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Śatrusevin (शत्रुसेविन्).—[adjective] serving an enemy.

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

Śatrusevin (शत्रुसेविन्):—[=śatru-sevin] [from śatru] mfn. serving an en°, being in the service of a hostile prince, [Manu-smṛti vii, 186.]

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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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