Surasthana, Surasthāna, Sura-sthana: 4 definitions
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Surasthana 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.
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionarySurasthāna (सुरस्थान).—a temple.
Derivable forms: surasthānam (सुरस्थानम्).
Surasthāna is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms sura and sthāna (स्थान).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionarySurasthāna (सुरस्थान).—n. a temple, [Hitopadeśa] iii. [distich] 36.
Surasthāna is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms sura and sthāna (स्थान).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Surasthāna (सुरस्थान):—[=sura-sthāna] [from sura > sur] n. the place or abode of a god, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
2) [v.s. ...] a temple, [Kāmandakīya-nītisāra; Hitopadeśa]
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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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Partial matches: Sthana, Sura.
Ends with: Mahishasurasthana.
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