Vighasashin, Vighasāśin, Vighasa-ashin: 3 definitions
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Vighasashin 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 Vighasāśin can be transliterated into English as Vighasasin or Vighasashin, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryVighasāśin (विघसाशिन्).—m. one who eats the remains of an offering or food eaten (a crow, dog); आमिषं विघसाशेन तद्वद्राज्यं हि नो हृतम् (āmiṣaṃ vighasāśena tadvadrājyaṃ hi no hṛtam) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 3.33.4.
Vighasāśin is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vighasa and āśin (आशिन्). See also (synonyms): vighasāśa.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryVighasāśin (विघसाशिन्).—[adjective] eating the remains of the sacrificial food.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryVighasāśin (विघसाशिन्):—[from vi-ghasa] ([Manu-smṛti]) mfn. one who eats the remains of an offering.
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: Ashin, Vighasa.
Full-text: Vighasasha, Vighasa.
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