Sthaviyas, Sthavīyas: 2 definitions
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionarySthavīyas (स्थवीयस्).—Greater, larger (compar. of sthūla q. v.); सर्वसत्त्वात्मदेहाय विशेषाय स्थवीयसे (sarvasattvātmadehāya viśeṣāya sthavīyase) (namaḥ) Bhāgavata 4.24.39.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionarySthavīyas (स्थवीयस्):—[from sthū] mfn. ([Comparative degree] of idem) more (or most) broad or thick etc., [Brāhmaṇa]; etc.
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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