Shubhasutra, Śubhasūtra, Shubha-sutra: 1 definition

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Shubhasutra 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 Śubhasūtra can be transliterated into English as Subhasutra or Shubhasutra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

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

Śubhasūtra (शुभसूत्र).—a maṅgala-sūtra worn by married ladies round their necks; सुदृशः शुभसूत्रबन्धनं कृतवान् शाहविभुस्तदा (sudṛśaḥ śubhasūtrabandhanaṃ kṛtavān śāhavibhustadā) Śāhendra. 2.66.

Derivable forms: śubhasūtram (शुभसूत्रम्).

Śubhasūtra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śubha and sūtra (सूत्र).

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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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