Sheshabhojana, Śeṣabhojana, Shesha-bhojana: 4 definitions
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Sheshabhojana 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 Śeṣabhojana can be transliterated into English as Sesabhojana or Sheshabhojana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚeṣabhojana (शेषभोजन).—the eating of leavings; गृहस्थस्य (gṛhasthasya)......त्यागः शेषभोजनम् (tyāgaḥ śeṣabhojanam) Kau. A.1.3.
Derivable forms: śeṣabhojanam (शेषभोजनम्).
Śeṣabhojana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śeṣa and bhojana (भोजन).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚeṣabhojana (शेषभोजन).—n.
(-naṃ) 1. Eating the rest of the food after feeding the family, guests, &c. 2. Eating the leavings of a meal. E. śeṣa and bhojana food.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚeṣabhojana (शेषभोजन):—[=śeṣa-bhojana] [from śeṣa] n. the eating of leavings, eating the remnant of food (after feeding the family-guests etc.), [Horace H. Wilson]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚeṣabhojana (शेषभोजन):—[śeṣa-bhojana] (naṃ) 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.
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