Svashisha, Svāśiṣa: 1 definition
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Svashisha 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 Svāśiṣa can be transliterated into English as Svasisa or Svashisha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionarySvāśiṣa (स्वाशिष).—or °ṣā, n. pl. or n. sg. f. °ṣā, name of a goddess [Page617-b+ 12] or class of deities: Mahāsamājasūtra, Waldschmidt, Kl. Sanskrit Texte 4, 191.2 (Tibetan, p. 204 infra, indicates su plus āśis-).
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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Starts with: Svashishatman.
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Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Rig Veda 10.44.5 < [Sukta 44]