Shvaitra, Śvaitra: 4 definitions
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Shvaitra 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 Śvaitra can be transliterated into English as Svaitra or Shvaitra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚvaitra (श्वैत्र).—White leprosy; वस्रापहारकः श्वैत्र्यम् (vasrāpahārakaḥ śvaitryam) Manusmṛti 11.51.
Derivable forms: śvaitram (श्वैत्रम्).
See also (synonyms): śvaitrya.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚvaitra (श्वैत्र).—n.
(-traṃ) Vitiligo. E. śveta to be white, ran aff.; also śvaitrya .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚvaitra (श्वैत्र):—[from śvit] n. ([from] śvitra) white leprosy, vitiligo, [Horace H. Wilson]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚvaitra (श्वैत्र):—(traṃ) 1. n. Idem; whiteness.
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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Full-text: Shvaitrya.
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