Shmashanasadhana, Śmaśānasādhana, Shmashana-sadhana: 4 definitions
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Shmashanasadhana 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 Śmaśānasādhana can be transliterated into English as Smasanasadhana or Shmashanasadhana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryśmaśānasādhana (श्मशानसाधन).—n (S) Incantations and magical rites performed in a cemetery in order to obtain control over evil spirits.
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 dictionaryŚmaśānasādhana (श्मशानसाधन).—performance of magical rites in a cemetery to acquire control over ghosts.
Derivable forms: śmaśānasādhanam (श्मशानसाधनम्).
Śmaśānasādhana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śmaśāna and sādhana (साधन).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus CatalogorumŚmaśānasādhana (श्मशानसाधन) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—[tantric] Np. V, 134.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Śmaśānasādhana (श्मशानसाधन):—[=śmaśāna-sādhana] [from śmaśāna > śman] n. magical rites performed in a b°-gr° to obtain control over evil spirits, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
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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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