The Sanskrit terms Śivapriya and Śivāpriya can be transliterated into English as Sivapriya or Shivapriya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Śivapriya (शिवप्रिय) refers to a “favourite of Śiva”, and is used to describe Goddess Umā, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.3.—Accordingly, as the Gods eulogized Umā with devotion:—“[...] O goddess Umā, mother of the universe, resident of Śivaloka, favourite of Śiva (i.e., śivapriya), O great goddess, O Durgā, we bow to you, With great devotion we bow to the illustrious Energy, the holy, the tranquil, the holy nourishment and the one with the forms of Mahat and the Avyakta”.

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The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

Shivapriya in India is the name of a plant defined with Elaeocarpus angustifolius in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Ganitrus sphaerica Gaertn. (among others).

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· The Flora of British India (1874)
· A General History of the Dichlamydeous Plants (1831)
· Lingnan Science Journal (1927)
· De Fructibus et Seminibus Plantarum (1791)
· Sylva Telluriana. (1838)
· Bijdragen tot de flora van Nederlandsch Indië (1825)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Shivapriya, for example diet and recipes, pregnancy safety, extract dosage, health benefits, side effects, chemical composition, have a look at these references.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Śivapriya (शिवप्रिय).—

1) a crystal.

2) the Baka tree.

3) the thorn-apple.

-yam = रुद्राक्ष (rudrākṣa) q. v.

-yā the goddess Durgā.

Derivable forms: śivapriyaḥ (शिवप्रियः).

Śivapriya is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śiva and priya (प्रिय).

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Śivāpriya (शिवाप्रिय).—a goat.

Derivable forms: śivāpriyaḥ (शिवाप्रियः).

Śivāpriya is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śivā and priya (प्रिय).

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

Śivapriya (शिवप्रिय).—mfn.

(-yaḥ-yā-yaṃ) Dear to or esteemed by Siva. m.

(-yaḥ) 1. The Sesbana grandiflora. 2. Crystal. f.

(-yā) The goddess Durga. n.

(-yaṃ) The seeds of the Eleocarpus. E. śiva, and priya beloved.

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Śivāpriya (शिवाप्रिय).—m.

(-yaḥ) A goat. E. śivā Durga, and priya beloved by.

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

Śivapriyā (शिवप्रिया).—[feminine] Śiva’s wife.

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

1) Śivapriya (शिवप्रिय):—[=śiva-priya] [from śiva] mfn. dear to or esteemed by Ś°, [Horace H. Wilson]

2) [v.s. ...] m. Agati Grandiflora, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

3) [v.s. ...] the thorn-apple, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

4) Śivapriyā (शिवप्रिया):—[=śiva-priyā] [from śiva-priya > śiva] f. Name of the goddess Durgā, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

5) Śivapriya (शिवप्रिय):—[=śiva-priya] [from śiva] n. the seeds of the Elaeocarpus Ganitrus, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

6) [v.s. ...] crystal, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

7) Śivāpriyā (शिवाप्रिया):—[=śivā-priyā] [from śivā > śiva] f. ‘dear to the jackals’, a goat, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

1) Śivapriya (शिवप्रिय):—[śiva-priya] (yaḥ) 1. m. Æschynomene grandiflora; crystal. 1. f. Durgā. n. Seeds of the Eleocarpus.

2) Śivāpriya (शिवाप्रिय):—[śivā-priya] (yaḥ) 1. m. A goat.

[Sanskrit to German]

Shivapriya 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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Partial matches: Shiva, Priya, Civa.

Full-text: Shankarapriya.

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