Shitibhavati, Śītībhavati: 1 definition

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Shitibhavati 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 Śītībhavati can be transliterated into English as Sitibhavati or Shitibhavati, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Śītībhavati (शीतीभवति).—(= Pali sīti°, always short i according to [Pali Text Society’s Pali-English Dictionary]; Sanskrit has this and derivs. only in literal sense, except once in Jain Sanskrit, [Boehtlingk]), lit. cools off, but fig. becomes calm or extinguished (religiously): śamanti °vanti astaṃ- gacchanti Pischel SBBA 1904 p. 815 fol. 165a; °vati Mahāvyutpatti 2541 (follows vimucyate, among pariśuddha-paryāyāḥ). See next two.

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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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