Shayyasana, Śayyāsana: 2 definitions
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Shayyasana 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 Śayyāsana can be transliterated into English as Sayyasana or Shayyasana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Sanskrit dictionary
1) Śayyāsana (शय्यासन):—[from śayyā > śaya] n. [dual number] (sayyās) a couch and a seat, [Manu-smṛti ii, 119] (-stha mfn. occupying a couch or seat, [ib.])
2) [=śayyā-sana] [from śayyāsana > śayyā > śaya] lying and sitting (-bhoga m. enjoyment of l° and s°, [Nalopākhyāna]; cf. śayanāsana-sevana).
Śayyāsana (in Sanskrit) can be associated with the following Chinese terms:
1) 床座 [chuáng zuò]: “beds and seats”.
2) 臥具 [wò jù]: “bedding”.
3) 被枕 [bèi zhěn]: “quilt and a pillow”.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Shayya, Shana.
Starts with: Shayyasanabhoga, Shayyasanastha.
Full-text: Shayyasanastha, Shayyasanabhoga, Aranyakashayyasana, Pranta, Nirupavadya, Akshyamaya, A lan ruo chu, Bei zhen, Bahya-parigraha, Wo ju, Chuang zuo, Pratisamlayana, Mandalamada, Shayya, Nikaya, Stha.
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