Shivashiva, Śivāśīva: 2 definitions
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Shivashiva means something in 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.
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Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryśivāśīva (शिवाशीव) [or शिंवाशींव, śiṃvāśīṃva].—f (śivaṇēṃ) A general contact and commingling (of pure with impure, sanctified with common, Brahmans with Shudras &c.) Viewed with reference to the defilement resulting. 2 Pollution or defilement from touch or from hearing of a death &c.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishśivāśiva (शिवाशिव).—f A general contact and co-mingling; viewed with reference to the defilement resulting. Pollution or defilement from touch &c.
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.
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Starts with: Shivashivanem, Shivashivashimaga.
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