Shvetachada, Śvetachada, Shveta-chada: 2 definitions

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Shvetachada 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 Śvetachada can be transliterated into English as Svetachada or Shvetachada, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Shvetachhada.

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Sanskrit dictionary

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

Śvetachada (श्वेतछद).—

1) a goose; श्वेतच्छदश्च विधुतच्छदचामरेण प्रासेवत प्रियतमां सुरतश्रमार्ताम् (śvetacchadaśca vidhutacchadacāmareṇa prāsevata priyatamāṃ surataśramārtām) Rām. ch.5.15.

2) a kind of basil.

Derivable forms: śvetachadaḥ (श्वेतछदः).

Śvetachada is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śveta and chada (छद).

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

Śvetachada (श्वेतछद):—[śveta-chada] (daḥ) 1. m. Idem; a kind of basil.

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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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