Shvanisha, Śvaniśa, Shvan-nisha, Śvaniśā: 6 definitions
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Shvanisha 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 Śvaniśa and Śvaniśā can be transliterated into English as Svanisa or Shvanisha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚvaniśa (श्वनिश) or Śvaniśā (श्वनिशा).—a night on which dogs bark; (the 14th day of the dark half of a month).
Derivable forms: śvaniśam (श्वनिशम्).
Śvaniśa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śvan and niśa (निश).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚvaniśa (श्वनिश).—nf.
(-śaṃ-śā) A night on which dogs bark and howl. E. śva for śvan a dog, niśā night.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚvaniśa (श्वनिश):—[=śva-niśa] [from śva > śvan] n. or f(ā). ‘dog-night’, a n° on which d° bark and howl, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.; Pāṇini [Scholiast or Commentator]]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚvaniśa (श्वनिश):—[śva-niśa] (śaṃ-śā) 1. n. f. Night on which dogs bark.
[Sanskrit to German]
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 corpusŚvaniśa (ಶ್ವನಿಶ):—[noun] the night before the new moon-day (during which dogs bark and howl).
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: Shva, Shvan, Nish, Nica.
Full-text: Nisa.
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