Varshashata, Varṣaśata, Varsha-shata: 6 definitions
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Varshashata 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 Varṣaśata can be transliterated into English as Varsasata or Varshashata, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Varṣaśata (वर्षशत) (Cf. Śatavarṣa) refers to a “hundred years”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.18 (“Description of the perturbation caused by Kāma”).—Accordingly, as Brahmā narrated: “[...] In the mean time Pārvatī came there along with her two maids and brought various kinds of flowers for Śiva’s worship. Certainly Pārvatī had a greater beauty than the most exquisite lady described by people on the earth. When she wore pretty flowers of the season how could her beauty be described even in a hundred years [i.e., varṣaśata]? No sooner did she enter within the proximity of Śiva than He came out of his meditation for a short while. [...]”.
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.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)
Varṣaśata (वर्षशत) refers to a “hundred year old elephant”, according to the 15th century Mātaṅgalīlā composed by Nīlakaṇṭha in 263 Sanskrit verses, dealing with elephantology in ancient India, focusing on the science of management and treatment of elephants.—[Cf. chapter 5, “on marks of the stages of life”]: “21. He lies (sleeps?) against a tree, not in water; his dung is mixed with froth, he urinates scantily, and eats (only) soft food; his tusks fall off, his fore-limbs are permanently sickly; such is the elephant in the stage that follows the century (varṣaśata) (the eleventh) [daśānvite varṣaśate'pi nāgaḥ]”.
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Varṣaśata (वर्षशत).—a century, one hundred years.
Derivable forms: varṣaśatam (वर्षशतम्).
Varṣaśata is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms varṣa and śata (शत).
Varṣaśata (वर्षशत).—n.
(-taṃ) A century. E. varṣa and śata a hundred.
Varṣaśata (वर्षशत):—[=varṣa-śata] [from varṣa] n. a century, [Chāndogya-upaniṣad; Manu-smṛti] etc.
Varṣaśata (वर्षशत):—[varṣa-śata] (taṃ) 1. n. A century.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Varsha, Shata.
Starts with: Varshashatadhika, Varshashatavritta.
Full-text: Varshashatadhika, Varshashatika, Varshashatin, Vishva-satta, Channa, Svap, Shatavarsha, Shodasha, Abhinavacandrarghavidhi, Sardha, Uttari.
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