Sharirayatra, Śarīrayātrā, Sharira-yatra: 5 definitions

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Sharirayatra 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 Śarīrayātrā can be transliterated into English as Sarirayatra or Sharirayatra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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[«previous next»] — Sharirayatra in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Śarīrayātrā (शरीरयात्रा).—means of bodily sustenance; नियतं कुरु कर्म त्वं कर्म ज्यायो ह्यकर्मणः । शरीरयात्रापि च ते न प्रसिद्ध्येकर्मणः (niyataṃ kuru karma tvaṃ karma jyāyo hyakarmaṇaḥ | śarīrayātrāpi ca te na prasiddhyekarmaṇaḥ) || Bhagavadgītā (Bombay) 3.8.

Śarīrayātrā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śarīra and yātrā (यात्रा).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Śarīrayātrā (शरीरयात्रा).—f.

(-trā) Subsistence, support. E. śarīra, and yātrā going.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Śarīrayātrā (शरीरयात्रा).—[feminine] bodily subsistence.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Śarīrayātrā (शरीरयात्रा):—[=śarīra-yātrā] [from śarīra] f. means of bodily subsistence, subs°, [Bhagavad-gītā; Kathāsaritsāgara]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Śarīrayātrā (शरीरयात्रा):—[śarīra-yātrā] (trā) 1. f. Means of subsistence.

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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.

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