Shvadanta, Śvādanta, Śvadanta: 5 definitions

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Shvadanta 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 terms Śvādanta and Śvadanta can be transliterated into English as Svadanta or Shvadanta, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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

Śvādanta (श्वादन्त).—A dog's tooth.

Derivable forms: śvādantaḥ (श्वादन्तः).

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

Śvādanta (श्वादन्त).—m.

(-ntaḥ) A dog’s tooth. E. śvan a dog, danta a tooth, and the vowel termination of the first word made long in this similar compounds, as śvākarṇa, śvāpuccha, &c.

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

Śvādanta (श्वादन्त):—[=śvā-danta] [from śvā > śvan] mfn., [Kāśikā-vṛtti on Pāṇini 6-3, 137] (cf. śva-k etc.)

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

Śvādanta (श्वादन्त):—(ntaḥ) 1. m. A dog’s tooth.

[Sanskrit to German]

Shvadanta 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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