Shuddhavadha, Śuddhavadha, Shuddha-vadha: 3 definitions
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Shuddhavadha 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 Śuddhavadha can be transliterated into English as Suddhavadha or Shuddhavadha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚuddhavadha (शुद्धवध).—killing in a simple or ordinary way.
Derivable forms: śuddhavadhaḥ (शुद्धवधः).
Śuddhavadha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śuddha and vadha (वध).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚuddhavadha (शुद्धवध).—(vb. śudh), m. simple putting to death, i. e. in any ordinary way, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 9, 279 (b).
Śuddhavadha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śuddha and vadha (वध).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚuddhavadha (शुद्धवध).—[masculine] the simple or mere pain of death.
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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