Abhishravana, Abhiśravaṇa: 5 definitions
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Abhishravana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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 Abhiśravaṇa can be transliterated into English as Abhisravana or Abhishravana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryabhiśravaṇa (अभिश्रवण).—n S Repeating a portion of the Veda, on sitting down to food at a Shraddh.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAbhiśravaṇa (अभिश्रवण).—Repeating Vedic texts, while Brāhmanas are sitting down to a Śrāddha.
Derivable forms: abhiśravaṇam (अभिश्रवणम्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus CatalogorumAbhiśravaṇa (अभिश्रवण) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—vaid. Oppert. Ii, 5658.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryAbhiśravaṇa (अभिश्रवण):—[=abhi-śravaṇa] [from abhi-śru] n. repeating Vedic texts (while sitting down to a Śrāddha), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English DictionaryAbhiśravaṇa (अभिश्रवण):—[tatpurusha compound] n.
(-ṇam) Repeating a portion of the Veda, or sitting down to food at a Śrāddha (Molesworth). E. śru with abhi, kṛt aff. lyuṭ.
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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