Shavasti, Śāvastī, Śāvasti: 1 definition
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The Sanskrit terms Śāvastī and Śāvasti can be transliterated into English as Savasti or Shavasti, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexŚāvastī (शावस्ती).—City founded by king Śāva (Śāvasta) son of Cāndra-Yuvanāśva.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa IX. 6. 21; Viṣṇu-purāṇa IV. 2. 37.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
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The Bhagavata Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
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The Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
Chapter 8 - Description of the Solar Race (Ādityavaṃśa or Sūryavaṃśa) < [Section 1 - Sṛṣṭi-khaṇḍa (section on creation)]
List of Mahabharata people and places (by Laxman Burdak)
The Vishnu Purana (by Horace Hayman Wilson)