Shavashibika, Śavaśibikā, Shava-shibika: 2 definitions
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Shavashibika 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 Śavaśibikā can be transliterated into English as Savasibika or Shavashibika, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚavaśibikā (शवशिबिका).—a bier.
Śavaśibikā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śava and śibikā (शिबिका).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚavaśibikā (शवशिबिका):—[=śava-śibikā] [from śava] f. ‘corpse-litter’, a bier, [Harṣacarita]
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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