Shantihoma, Śāntihōma, Śāntihoma, Shanti-homa: 10 definitions
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Shantihoma 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 terms Śāntihōma and Śāntihoma can be transliterated into English as Santihoma or Shantihoma, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Vastushastra (architecture)
Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (architecture)Śāntihoma (शान्तिहोम) refers to the “fire rite for quelling of calamities”, according to the Devyāmata (in the section śalyoddhāra-paṭala or “excavation of extraneous substances”).—Accordingly, “[...] If a cord is cut, there is death or deadly pain. [The officiant] who has knowledge of the ritual should perform the fire rite for quelling of calamities (śāntihoma), if he becomes aware of such [omens]. Since a levelled house brings every comfort and prosperity [to the residents], one should divide the site properly with cords and examine extraneous substances beneath the site. [...]”.
Vastushastra (वास्तुशास्त्र, vāstuśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian science (shastra) of architecture (vastu), dealing with topics such architecture, sculpture, town-building, fort building and various other constructions. Vastu also deals with the philosophy of the architectural relation with the cosmic universe.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryśāntihōma (शांतिहोम).—m S Burnt-offerings to avert evil.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishśāntihōma (शांतिहोम).—m Burnt-offerings to avert evil.
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 dictionaryŚāntihoma (शान्तिहोम).—a sacrifice or burnt offering to avert or remove an evil; सावित्राञ्छान्तिहोमांश्च कुर्यात् पर्वसु नित्यशः (sāvitrāñchāntihomāṃśca kuryāt parvasu nityaśaḥ) Ms. 4.15.
Derivable forms: śāntihomaḥ (शान्तिहोमः).
Śāntihoma is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śānti and homa (होम).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚāntihoma (शान्तिहोम).—m.
(-maḥ) Burnt offerings, to prevent threatening or possible evils. E. śānti, and hāma burnt offering.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚāntihoma (शान्तिहोम).—[masculine] propitiatory oblation.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum1) Śāntihoma (शान्तिहोम) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—prayoga. Gov. Or. Libr. Madras 94.
2) Śāntihoma (शान्तिहोम):—by Mādhava. Cs 2, 369.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚāntihoma (शान्तिहोम):—[=śānti-homa] [from śānti > śānta] m. a propitiatory oblation, [Manu-smṛti; Mahābhārata]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚāntihoma (शान्तिहोम):—[śānti-homa] (maḥ) 1. m. Burnt-offering to avert evil.
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Homa, Shanti.
Starts with: Shantihomamantra.
Full-text: Shantihomamantra, Rathotsava, Shanti, Dhvajaropa, Homa, Dhvajarohana, Madhava.
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