Sihanishadya, Sīhaniṣadya, Siha-nishadya: 1 definition
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Sihanishadya 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 Sīhaniṣadya can be transliterated into English as Sihanisadya or Sihanishadya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionarySīhaniṣadya (सीहनिषद्य).—(m.c. for °yā? see niṣadyā; compare Prakrit Sīhanisijjā, according to [Paia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo] name of a Jain shrine on Mount Aṣṭāpada), lit. lion's seat, evidently referring to the top of a mountain or something located there; read in Mahāvastu ii.37.4 (verse) Sīhaniṣadya-niviṣṭaṃ (grasati…ādityaṃ), the sun…when it has set on (behind) S.
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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Partial matches: Nishadya, Siha.
Full-text: Nishadya.
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