Varshashati, Varṣāśāṭī, Varsha-shati: 3 definitions

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Varshashati 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 Varṣāśāṭī can be transliterated into English as Varsasati or Varshashati, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Varṣāśāṭī (वर्षाशाटी).—(compare Pali vassika-sāṭikā Vin. i.292.9, and udaka-śāṭikā), lit. rain-garment, but used as in Pali of a garment worn while bathing: -cīvara Mūla-Sarvāstivāda-Vinaya ii.84.10; 85.14 ff.

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

Varṣāśāṭī (वर्षाशाटी):—[=varṣā-śāṭī] [from varṣā > varṣa] f. a garment worn in the rainy s° (also ṭīcivara; ṭī-gopaka m. a keeper of such garments), [Buddhist literature]

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Varshashati in German

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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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