Shvetadhatu, Śvetadhātu, Shveta-dhatu: 5 definitions
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Shvetadhatu 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 Śvetadhātu can be transliterated into English as Svetadhatu or Shvetadhatu, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚvetadhātu (श्वेतधातु).—
1) a white mineral.
2) chalk.
3) the milkstone.
Derivable forms: śvetadhātuḥ (श्वेतधातुः).
Śvetadhātu is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śveta and dhātu (धातु).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚvetadhātu (श्वेतधातु).—m.
(-tuḥ) 1. Chalk. 2. The milk stone, opal or chalcedony. E. śveta white, dhātu a mineral.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Śvetadhātu (श्वेतधातु):—[=śveta-dhātu] [from śveta > śvit] m. chalk, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] opal or chalcedony, [Horace H. Wilson]
3) [v.s. ...] any wh° mineral, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚvetadhātu (श्वेतधातु):—[śveta-dhātu] (tuḥ) 1. m. Chalk; the milk-stone, opal.
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