Shamanasvasri, Śamanasvasṛ, Shamana-svasri, Shamanashvasri: 4 definitions
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Shamanasvasri 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 Śamanasvasṛ can be transliterated into English as Samanasvasr or Shamanasvasri, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚamanasvasṛ (शमनस्वसृ).—f. 'Yama's sister', epithet of the river Yamunā.
Śamanasvasṛ is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śamana and svasṛ (स्वसृ).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚamanasvasṛ (शमनस्वसृ).—f.
(-sā) Yamuna, the personified river. E. śamana Yama and svasṛ the sister.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚamanaśvasṛ (शमनश्वसृ):—[=śamana-śvasṛ] [from śamana > śam] f. ‘Yama’s sister’, the river Yamunā or Jumnā, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚamanasvasṛ (शमनस्वसृ):—[śamana-svasṛ] (sā) 1. f. Yamuna.
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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