Snanashila, Snānaśīla: 7 definitions
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Snanashila 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 Snānaśīla can be transliterated into English as Snanasila or Snanashila, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Snānaśīla (स्नानशील) refers to “having bathing as custom”, and is mentioned in verse 2.31 of the Aṣṭāṅgahṛdayasaṃhitā (Sūtrasthāna) by Vāgbhaṭa.—Accordingly, “[...] fond of bathing [viz., snānaśīla], well-perfumed, well-clad, (and) not extravagant (but) brilliant (in trinkets): one shall always wear jewels, effective charms, and sovereign remedies.”.
Note: Snānaśīla, lit. “having bathing as custom”, has been rendered by khrus-la dga-(-ba)—“delighted at bathing”, which is indeed the underlying sense (“fond of bathing”: MW p. 1267).—brus in C is an error.
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Snānaśīla (स्नानशील) refers to the “habit of bathing” (during the three junctures of the day), according to the Pātravidhi—a manual of the Lakulīśa Pāśupata school of Śaivism dealing with purification of the initiate’s vessel (pātra) and other concerned issues.—Accordingly, “One who has the habit of bathing (snānaśīla) at the three junctures of the day [trisandhyaṃ snānaśīlo], bears garlands made of the remains of Śiva worship, is well settled in mind, [and] is always engaged in Upahāra, is entitled to eat in the vessel. (62) One who is unclothed, hated by the world, bears the remains of Śiva worship on the head, and whose body is smeared with ashes, is entitled to eat from the vessel. (63)”.
Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Snānaśīla (स्नानशील).—mfn.
(-laḥ-lā-laṃ) Bathing, performing ablution, (especially in sacred waters.) E. snāna, and śīla practising.
Snānaśīla (स्नानशील).—adj. bathing, observing ablations, [Hitopadeśa] 18, 7, M.M.
Snānaśīla is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms snāna and śīla (शील).
Snānaśīla (स्नानशील).—[adjective] used to or fond of bathing.
Snānaśīla (स्नानशील):—[=snāna-śīla] [from snāna > snā] mfn. fond of bathing, observing or performing ablutions ([especially] in sacred waters), [Gautama-dharma-śāstra; Hitopadeśa]
Snānaśīla (स्नानशील):—[snāna-śīla] (laḥ-lā-laṃ) a. Bathing.
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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