Shrivasa, Śrīvāsa, Shri-vasa: 7 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Śrīvāsa can be transliterated into English as Srivasa or Shrivasa, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚrīvāsa (श्रीवास).—
1) an epithet of Viṣṇu.
2) of Śiva.
3) a lotus.
4) turpentine.
Derivable forms: śrīvāsaḥ (श्रीवासः).
Śrīvāsa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śrī and vāsa (वास).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚrīvāsa (श्रीवास).—m.
(-saḥ) 1. Turpentine. 2. Vishnu. 3. A lotus. 4. Siva. E. śrī the Sarala or pine, or Lakshmi, &c.; and vāsa abode.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚrīvāsa (श्रीवास).—[masculine] a kind of resin.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Śrīvāsa (श्रीवास):—[=śrī-vāsa] [from śrī] 1. śrī-vāsa m. ‘having a pleasant scent’, the resin of Pinus Longifolia, [Bhāvaprakāśa]
2) [v.s. ...] 2. śrī-vāsa m. ‘abode of Śrī or beauty’, Name of Viṣṇu or Śiva, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) [v.s. ...] a lotus, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚrīvāsa (श्रीवास):—[śrī-vāsa] (saḥ) 1. m. Turpentine; a lotus; Vishnu; Shiva.
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusŚrīvāsa (ಶ್ರೀವಾಸ):—
1) [noun] = ಶ್ರೀನಿವಾಸ [shrinivasa].
2) [noun] Śiva.
3) [noun] a balsamic resin obtained from certain tropical trees, and used in medicine and perfumery and as incense.
4) [noun] any of various types of lotus plants.
5) [noun] its flower.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Shri, Vasa, Vaca.
Starts with: Shrivasaka, Shrivasas, Shrivasasthala, Shrivasasthalam.
Full-text: Shrivasas, Kshirashirsha, Pancatattva, Padmadarshana, Shriniketana, Shriniketa, Shrinivasa, Turushka.
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