Shvetarcis, Śvetārcis, Shveta-arcis: 4 definitions
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Shvetarcis 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 Śvetārcis can be transliterated into English as Svetarcis or Shvetarcis, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Shvetarchis.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚvetārcis (श्वेतार्चिस्).—the moon.
Śvetārcis is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śveta and arcis (अर्चिस्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚvetārcis (श्वेतार्चिस्).—[masculine] = śvetabhānu.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚvetārcis (श्वेतार्चिस्):—[from śveta > śvit] m. ‘wh°-rayed’, the moon, [Kāvyādarśa]
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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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