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Saitya, Shaitya: 17 definitions

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Saitya 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.

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Śٲⲹ (शैत्�) refers to “chillness�, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.35 (“The story of Padmā and Pippalāda�).—Accordingly, Dharma (in the guise of a king) said to Padmā (wife of sage Pippalāda): “Obeisance to Śiva who distributes happiness, misery, boons, prosperity or adversity on all. Obeisance to Śiva who can make people enemies or friends, create affection or quarrel, to generate or destroy things. Obeisance to Śiva who has made milk white, who has bestowed chillness (śٲⲹ) on water and heat on fire. Obeisance to Śiva, by whom the primordial nature, the principles Mahat etc, Brahmā, Viṣṇu, Śiva and others are created. [...]�.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

Saitya (सैत्�).—A sage having no marriage alliances with Bṛhaspati, Bharadvāja, Garga, etc.*

  • * Matsya-purāṇa 196. 24.
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The Purana (पुरा�, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

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Ayurveda (science of life)

Toxicology (Study and Treatment of poison)

: Shodhganga: Kasyapa Samhita—Text on Visha Chikitsa

Śٲⲹ (शैत्�) refers to “coldness (in the region of the Heart)� and is a symptom of a snake-bite caused by the Kṛṣṇamaṇḍalī snakes, according to the Kāśyapa Saṃhitā: an ancient Sanskrit text from the Pāñcarātra tradition dealing with both Tantra and Viṣacikitsā—an important topic from Āyurveda which deals with the study of Toxicology (Viṣavidyā or Sarpavidyā).—[Cf. kṛṣṇasya jvarahṛcchaityaśirorogādivardhitā ?]

Unclassified Ayurveda definitions

: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of terms

Śٲⲹ (शैत्�):—[śٲⲹṃ] Coldness

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Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

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Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)

: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts

Śٲⲹ (शैत्�) or Śaityotsava refers to the “festival of taking the procession idol to a cool place�, as discussed in chapter 38 of the ŚīśԲṃh: a Pāñcarātra text comprising 5500 Sanskrit verses covering a number of subjects ranging from selecting a temple site through building and furnishing it to sanctifying and maintaining worship in the sacred complex.—Description of the chapter [utsavaprāyaścitta-ādi-śٲⲹ-utsava-anta-vidhi]: [...] On the morning [of the eleventh day] the Ācārya is rewarded by the Yajamāna, [...]. On that evening the procession-idol will be taken either to a pleasure garden or to a special ṇḍ貹 where it is cool (śٲⲹ), and there it will be entertained and fed—in order that He might rest after the long mahotsava-period. This festival—known as śٲdzٲ—may last for several days if so desired, as the procedure is much like that done during vasantotsava (102-111).

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Pancaratra (पाञ्चरात्र, pāñcarātra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.

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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

śٲⲹ (शैत्�).—n S Coldness or cold. 2 Chilliness or cold, the sensation of cold.

: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

śٲⲹ (शैत्�).�n Coldness or cold, chilliness.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Śٲⲹ (शैत्�).—[śīٲ-ṣyñ] Cold, coldness, frigidity; शैत्यं हि यत� सा प्रकृतिर्जलस्य (śٲⲹ� hi yat sā prakṛtirjalasya) R.5.54; Kumārasambhava 1.36.

Derivable forms: śٲⲹm (शैत्यम�).

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Saitya (सैत्�).—Whiteness; तमालनीलानि तमांसि कामं पीत्वापि सैत्यं � जहात� चन्द्र� (tamālanīlāni tamāṃsi kāma� pītvāpi saitya� na jahāti candra�) Rām. ch.6.62.

Derivable forms: saityam (सैत्यम�).

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

Śٲⲹ (शैत्�).—n.

(-ٲⲹ�) Cold, coldness. E. śīٲ cold, and ṣyñ aff.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Śٲⲹ (शैत्�).—i. e. śīٲ + ya, n. Coldness, [ʲñٲԳٰ] ii. [distich] 160.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Śٲⲹ (शैत्�).—[neuter] coldness, cold.

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

Śٲⲹ (शैत्�):�n. ([from] śīٲ) coldness, frigidity, cold, [Yājñavalkya; Mahābhārata etc.]

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Śٲⲹ (शैत्�):�(ٲⲹ�) 1. n. Cold, coldness.

: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Śٲⲹ (शैत्�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Secca.

[Sanskrit to German]

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), 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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Kannada-English dictionary

: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Śٲⲹ (ಶೈತ್�):—[noun] the quality or condition of being cold; coldnes.

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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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Nepali dictionary

: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Śٲⲹ (शैत्�):—n. cold; coldness; frigidity;

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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

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