Sutyashauca, Sūtyāśauca, Sūtyaśauca, Suti-ashauca: 6 definitions

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Sutyashauca means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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 terms Sūtyāśauca and Sūtyaśauca can be transliterated into English as Sutyasauca or Sutyashauca, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Sutyashaucha.

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Marathi-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Sutyashauca in Marathi glossary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

sūtyāśauca (सूत्याशौच).—n S Impurity from childbirth, continuing for ten days; or, if from miscarriage, for as many days as months had passed since conception.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Sutyashauca in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Sūtyaśauca (सूत्यशौच).—impurity caused by child-birth in a family (which lasts for 1 days).

Derivable forms: sūtyaśaucam (सूत्यशौचम्), sūtyaśaucam (सूत्यशौचम्).

Sūtyaśauca is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms sūti and aśauca (अशौच).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Sūtyāśauca (सूत्याशौच).—n.

(-caṃ) Impurity from child-birth, continuing for ten days, or if in consequence of a miscarriage, for as many days as months have passed since conception. E. sūti child-bearing, aśauca impure-

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Sūtyāśauca (सूत्याशौच).—n. impurity from child-birth.

Sūtyāśauca is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms sūti and āśauca (आशौच).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Sūtyāśauca (सूत्याशौच):—[=sūty-āśauca] [from sūty > sū] n. impurity caused by child-birth (continuing for ten days after regular parturition, and after miscarriage for a period of days equal to the number of months since conception), [Horace H. Wilson]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Sūtyāśauca (सूत्याशौच):—[sūtyā-śauca] (caṃ) 1. m. Impurity from child-birth or miscarriage.

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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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