Sheshanna, Śeṣānna, Shesha-anna: 4 definitions

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Sheshanna 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 Śeṣānna can be transliterated into English as Sesanna or Sheshanna, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Śeṣānna (शेषान्न).—leavings of food.

Derivable forms: śeṣānnam (शेषान्नम्).

Śeṣānna is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śeṣa and anna (अन्न).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Śeṣānna (शेषान्न).—n.

(-nnaṃ) Leavings of a meal, &c. E. śeṣa, anna food.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Śeṣānna (शेषान्न):—[from śeṣa] n. leavings of a meal etc., [Horace H. Wilson]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Śeṣānna (शेषान्न):—[śeṣā+nna] (nnaṃ) 1. n. Orts.

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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.

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