Shitalasaptami, Śītalāsaptamī, Shitala-saptami: 2 definitions
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Shitalasaptami 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 Śītalāsaptamī can be transliterated into English as Sitalasaptami or Shitalasaptami, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚītalāsaptamī (शीतलासप्तमी).—a festival on the 7th day of the light half of माघ (māgha).
Śītalāsaptamī is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śītalā and saptamī (सप्तमी).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Śītalasaptamī (शीतलसप्तमी):—[=śītala-saptamī] [from śītala > śīta] f. = -śītala-s, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
2) Śītalāsaptamī (शीतलासप्तमी):—[=śītalā-saptamī] [from śītalā > śīta] f. a festival kept on the 7th day of the light half of the month Māgha (in honour of the small-pox goddess, when only cold food is eaten), [Religious Thought and Life in India 430.]
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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