Shitashman, Śītāśman, Shita-ashman: 5 definitions

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Shitashman 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 Śītāśman can be transliterated into English as Sitasman or Shitashman, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Śītāśman (शीताश्मन्).—m. the moon stone.

Śītāśman is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śīta and aśman (अश्मन्).

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

Śītāśman (शीताश्मन्).—m.

(-śmā) The moon-gem, crystal. E. śīta cold, aśman a stone.

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

1) Śītāśman (शीताश्मन्):—[from śīta] m. a cold stone, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]

2) [v.s. ...] the moon-gem, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Śītāśman (शीताश्मन्):—[śītā+śman] (śmā) 5. m. The moon gem, crystal.

[Sanskrit to German]

Shitashman in German

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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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