Vastushamana, Vāstuśamana, Vastu-shamana: 2 definitions
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Vastushamana 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 Vāstuśamana can be transliterated into English as Vastusamana or Vastushamana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryVāstuśamana (वास्तुशमन).—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: vāstuśamanam (वास्तुशमनम्).
Vāstuśamana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vāstu and śamana (शमन). See also (synonyms): vāstusaṃśamana, vāstuśānti.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryVāstuśamana (वास्तुशमन):—[=vāstu-śamana] [from vāstu > vāstava] (or -saṃśamana, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]) n. the purificatory ceremony performed on laying a foundation or on entering a new house, [Sāma-vidhāna-brāhmaṇa]
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: Samana, Vastu.
Full-text: Vastupashamana, Vastupashama, Vastushanti, Vastusamshamana.
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