Sheshashayana, Śeṣaśayana, Shesha-shayana: 3 definitions
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Sheshashayana 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 Śeṣaśayana can be transliterated into English as Sesasayana or Sheshashayana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚeṣaśayana (शेषशयन).—m. epithets of Viṣṇu.
Derivable forms: śeṣaśayanaḥ (शेषशयनः).
Śeṣaśayana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śeṣa and śayana (शयन). See also (synonyms): śeṣaśāyin.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚeṣaśayana (शेषशयन).—m.
(-naḥ) An epithet of Vishnu.
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 corpusŚēṣaśayana (ಶೇಷಶಯನ):—[noun] Viṣṇu, who sleeps on the couch of mythological serpent, Śeṣa.
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)
Partial matches: Shesha, Sayana.
Full-text: Sheshashayi, Sheshashayin.
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