Vastusamshamana, Vāstusaṃśamana, Vastu-samshamana: 3 definitions

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The Sanskrit term Vāstusaṃśamana can be transliterated into English as Vastusamsamana or Vastusamshamana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Vāstusaṃśamana (वास्तुसंशमन).—f. a religious rite performed on the occasion of laying the foundation of a new house, particularly on the occasion of entering it.

Derivable forms: vāstusaṃśamanam (वास्तुसंशमनम्).

Vāstusaṃśamana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vāstu and saṃśamana (संशमन). See also (synonyms): vāstuśamana, vāstuśānti.

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

Vāstusaṃśamana (वास्तुसंशमन).—n.

(-naṃ) A ceremony or sacrifice performed on entering a new habitation. E. vāstu, saṃśamana consecration.

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

Vāstusaṃśamana (वास्तुसंशमन):—[vāstu-saṃśamana] (naṃ) 1. n. Consecration of a new house.

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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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