Suvasin, Suvāsin, Suvasi, Suvāsī: 4 definitions
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Suvasin 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationSuvāsin (सुवासिन्) refers to the “residents” (of a city), according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.5.4 (“The Tripuras are initiated).—Accordingly, as Viṣṇu’s self-created Puruṣa entered the Three Cities: “[...] Viṣṇu, the foremost among the intelligent and who always carried out the tasks of the gods and who was engaged in rendering help to the worlds spoke to Nārada then.—‘O dear, this is being mentioned to you at the bidding of Śiva. Go to the three cities immediately. The sage has gone there already for deluding the residents (suvāsin) of the cities [śiṣyairmohārthaṃ tatsuvāsinām]’.”.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionarySuvāsin (सुवासिन्).—mfn. (-sī-sinī-si) Dwelling in a comfortable or respectable abode. f. (-sinī) 1. A woman married or unmarried, residing in her father’s house. 2. A term of courtesy for a respectable woman whose husband is alive. E. su well, vāsa abode, ini and ṅīṣ affs.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionarySuvāsin (सुवासिन्).—I. adj. dwelling comfortably. Ii. f. nī, a bride residing in her father’s house, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 3, 114.
Suvāsin is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms su and vāsin (वासिन्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionarySuvāsin (सुवासिन्):—[=su-vāsin] [from su > su-yaj] mfn. dwelling in a comfortable or respectable abode, [Horace H. Wilson]
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: Vasi, Cu, Vaci, Shu.
Starts with: Suvashina, Suvasini, Suvasinim, Suvasinipuja.
Full-text: Suvasini.
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