Shivetara, Śivetara, Shiva-itara: 6 definitions
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Shivetara 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 Śivetara can be transliterated into English as Sivetara or Shivetara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚivetara (शिवेतर).—a. inauspicious, unlucky; शिवेतरक्षतये (śivetarakṣataye) K. P.1.
Śivetara is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śiva and itara (इतर).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚivetara (शिवेतर).—[adjective] malignant, unkind.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚivetara (शिवेतर):—[from śiva] mfn. ‘other than propitious’, malignant, inauspicious, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚivetara (शिवेतर):—[(raḥ-rā-raṃ) u.] Unhappy.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusŚivētara (ಶಿವೇತರ):—[adjective] not auspicious; unfavorable; unlucky; ill-omened; inauspicious.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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