Shringarasahaya, Śṛṅgārasahāya, Shringara-sahaya: 3 definitions
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Shringarasahaya means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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 Śṛṅgārasahāya can be transliterated into English as Srngarasahaya or Shringarasahaya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚṛṅgārasahāya (शृङ्गारसहाय).—an assistant in love-affairs, a confidant of the hero of a play; cf. नर्मसचिव (narmasaciva).
Derivable forms: śṛṅgārasahāyaḥ (शृङ्गारसहायः).
Śṛṅgārasahāya is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śṛṅgāra and sahāya (सहाय).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚṛṅgārasahāya (शृङ्गारसहाय).—m.
(-yaḥ) An assistant in love affairs.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚṛṅgārasahāya (शृङ्गारसहाय):—[=śṛṅgāra-sahāya] [from śṛṅgāra > śṛṅga] m. an assistant in affairs of love, confidant of a dramatic hero, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
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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