Shavadaha, Śavadāha, Shava-daha: 4 definitions
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Shavadaha 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 Śavadāha can be transliterated into English as Savadaha or Shavadaha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚavadāha (शवदाह).—cremation (of dead bodies).
Derivable forms: śavadāhaḥ (शवदाहः).
Śavadāha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śava and dāha (दाह).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚavadāha (शवदाह).—m.
(-haḥ) Burning a corpse. E. śava, dāha burning.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚavadāha (शवदाह):—[=śava-dāha] [from śava] m. idem, [Horace H. Wilson]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚavadāha (शवदाह):—[śava-dāha] (haḥ) 1. m. Burning a corpse.
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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Starts with: Shavadaha-sthana, Shavadahaka.
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