Shivadhatu, Śivadhātu, Shiva-dhatu: 7 definitions
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Shivadhatu means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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 Śivadhātu can be transliterated into English as Sivadhatu or Shivadhatu, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryśivadhātu (शिवधातु).—m S The milk-stone, opal or chalcedony.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚivadhātu (शिवधातु).—
1) quicksilver.
2) milk stone.
Derivable forms: śivadhātuḥ (शिवधातुः).
Śivadhātu is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śiva and dhātu (धातु).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚivadhātu (शिवधातु).—m.
(-tuḥ) 1. The milk stone, opal or chalcedony. 2. Quick-silver. E. śiva Siva, dhātu a mineral.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Śivadhātu (शिवधातु):—[=śiva-dhātu] [from śiva] m. ‘Śiva’s essence’, quicksilver, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] Śiva’s mineral, milk-stone, opal or chalcedony, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚivadhātu (शिवधातु):—[śiva-dhātu] (tuḥ) 2. m. The milk-stone, opal or chalcedony.
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusŚivadhātu (ಶಿವಧಾತು):—[noun] a heavy, silver-white, highly toxic metallic element, used in barometers, thermometers, pesticides, etc.; mercury.
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: Shiva, Dhatu, Civa.
Full-text: Rasalingam.
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