Vatashvatthavivaha, Vaṭāśvatthavivāha: 2 definitions
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Vatashvatthavivaha 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 Vaṭāśvatthavivāha can be transliterated into English as Vatasvatthavivaha or Vatashvatthavivaha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus CatalogorumVaṭāśvatthavivāha (वटाश्वत्थविवाह) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—the engrafting of the ficus indica upon the ficus religiosa, a ceremony. L. 749.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Vaṭāśvatthavivāha (वटाश्वत्थविवाह):—[=vaṭāśvattha-vivāha] [from vaṭa > vaṭ] m. the marriage (generally by engrafting) of the Ficus Indica with the Ficus Religiosa (a religious ceremony), [Catalogue(s)]
2) [v.s. ...] cf. [Religious Thought and Life in India 335-337.]
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: Vivaha.
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