Shayanagara, Śayanāgāra: 6 definitions
Introduction:
Shayanagara means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi. 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 Śayanāgāra can be transliterated into English as Sayanagara or Shayanagara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Shayanagar.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishśayanāgāra (शयनागार).—n Dormitory.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚayanāgāra (शयनागार).—m.
(-raḥ) A bed chamber. E. śayana and āgāra house.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚayanāgāra (शयनागार):—[from śayana > śaya] m. (L.) = na-gṛha, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚayanāgāra (शयनागार):—[śayanā+gāra] (raḥ) 1. n. Idem.
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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryŚayanāgāra (शयनागार) [Also spelled shayanagar]:—(nm) a bed-chamber, bed-room.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusŚayanāgāra (ಶಯನಾಗಾರ):—[noun] = ಶಯನಗೃಹ [shayanagriha].
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)
Full-text: Shaynagar, Shayanagar, Agara.
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