Shodashigraha, Ṣoḍaśigraha, Shodashin-graha: 2 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Ṣoḍaśigraha can be transliterated into English as Sodasigraha or Shodashigraha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Ṣoḍaśigraha (षोडशिग्रह).—a libation made at the above sacrifice.
Derivable forms: ṣoḍaśigrahaḥ (षोडशिग्रहः).
Ṣoḍaśigraha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ṣoḍaśin and graha (ग्रह).
Ṣoḍaśigraha (षोडशिग्रह):—[=ṣoḍaśi-graha] [from ṣoḍaśi > ṣaṣ] m. a libation consisting of 16 Grahas, [Vaitāna-sūtra]
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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