Shvetaranya, Śvetāraṇya: 2 definitions
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Shvetaranya 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 Śvetāraṇya can be transliterated into English as Svetaranya or Shvetaranya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Śvetāraṇya (श्वेतारण्य):—[from śveta > śvit] n. Name of a forest, [Rāmāyaṇa]
2) [v.s. ...] of a Tīrtha situated on the northern bank of the Kāverī (also -tīrtha), [Catalogue(s)]
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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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Starts with: Shvetaranyamahatmya.
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Search found 7 books and stories containing Shvetaranya, Śvetāraṇya, Svetaranya; (plurals include: Shvetaranyas, Śvetāraṇyas, Svetaranyas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Page 289 < [Volume 4, Part 1 (1908)]
Expiatory Rites in Keralite Tantra (by T. S. Syamkumar)
1.8 (a). Expiatory Rites in other Saiva Treatises < [Chapter 2 - Expiatory Rites in Āgamic Literature]
Ramayana of Valmiki (Griffith) (by Ralph T. H. Griffith)
Chapter XXX: Khara’s Death < [Book III]
Sundara Ramayana (translation and study) (by T. N. Jaya)
Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 2 - A List of Different Sacred Places of Śiva on the Earth < [Section 3b - Arunācala-khaṇḍa (Uttarārdha)]