Shvetasthi, Śvetāsthi: 2 definitions
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Shvetasthi 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 Śvetāsthi can be transliterated into English as Svetasthi or Shvetasthi, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryŚvetāsthi (श्वेतास्थि).—nt., with durbhikṣa, lit. white-bone, a kind of famine: Divyāvadāna 131.21 (see s.v. cañcu); 24—132.3 śve° nāma durbhikṣaṃ tasmin kāle manuṣyā asthīny upasaṃ- hṛtya tāvat kvāthayanti yāvat tāny asthīni śvetāni saṃvṛttānīti tatas tat kvāthaṃ pivanti; idaṃ śvetāsthi durbhikṣam ity ucyate; similarly Mūla-Sarvāstivāda-Vinaya i.250.13.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚvetāsthi (श्वेतास्थि):—[from śveta > śvit] n. a [particular] kind of famine, [Divyāvadāna]
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