Shavavahaka, Śavavāhaka: 4 definitions
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Shavavahaka 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 Śavavāhaka can be transliterated into English as Savavahaka or Shavavahaka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚavavāhaka (शववाहक).—[masculine] corpse-carrier.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚavavāhaka (शववाहक):—[=śava-vāhaka] [from śava] m. a c°-carrier, [Mahābhārata]
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusŚavavāhaka (ಶವವಾಹಕ):—
1) [noun] a man who carries a dead body of a person (to a crematorium or burial ground).
2) [noun] a vehicle for conveying the body a dead person for the same purpose; a hearse.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Partial matches: Shava, Vahaka.
Full-text: Shava.
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