Shriniketana, Śrīniketana, Shri-niketana: 7 definitions

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Shriniketana 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 Śrīniketana can be transliterated into English as Sriniketana or Shriniketana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Shriniketana in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Śrīniketana (श्रीनिकेतन).—epithets of Viṣṇu.

Derivable forms: śrīniketanaḥ (श्रीनिकेतनः).

Śrīniketana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śrī and niketana (निकेतन). See also (synonyms): śrīnivāsa.

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

Śrīniketana (श्रीनिकेतन).—m.

(-naḥ) Vishnu. E. śrī the goddess, and niketana abode.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

Śrīniketana (श्रीनिकेतन) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—father of Śrīnivāsa (Śivārcanacandrikā).

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

1) Śrīniketana (श्रीनिकेतन):—[=śrī-niketana] [from śrī] m. ‘dwelling with Śrī’, Name of Viṣṇu, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]

2) [v.s. ...] n. = [preceding] n., [Suśruta]

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

Śrīniketana (श्रीनिकेतन):—[śrī-niketana] (naḥ) 1. m. Vishnu.

[Sanskrit to German]

Shriniketana 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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Kannada-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Shriniketana in Kannada glossary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Śrīnikētana (ಶ್ರೀನಿಕೇತನ):—[noun] = ಶ್ರೀನಿವಾಸ [shrinivasa].

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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