Shavasi, Śavasī: 3 definitions
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Shavasi 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 Śavasī can be transliterated into English as Savasi or Shavasi, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚavasī (शवसी).—[feminine] powerful, mighty (Indra's mother).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚavasī (शवसी):—[from śava] f. ‘the strong one’, Name of Indra’s mother, [ib.]
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusSāvāsi (ಸಾವಾಸಿ):—
1) [noun] a man who is co-habiting with another.
2) [noun] (masc.) an associate; a companion.
3) [noun] a man (usu. an old man) who supervises the female quarters in a palace.
4) [noun] a watchman or guard.
5) [noun] an elderly man.
6) [noun] a clan among brāhmaṇas.
7) [noun] a man belonging to this clan.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Savasin.
Ends with: Vrikshavasi.
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