Shashaya, Śśⲹ, Sashaya: 5 definitions
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Shashaya means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, Hindi. 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 Śśⲹ can be transliterated into English as Sasaya or Shashaya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Sanskrit dictionary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚśⲹ (शश�).—[adjective] inexhaustible, incessant.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚśⲹ (शश�):—mf()n. (either [from] �1. śī, or connected with śśīⲹ, śś) ever-flowing, unfailing, abundant, [Ṛg-veda]
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Hindi dictionary
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionarySśaya (साशय):�(a and adv) intentional(ly), deliberate(ly); meaningful(ly).
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Prakrit-English dictionary
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary1) Ssaya (सासय) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Śśvata.
2) Ssaya (सासय) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Svśraya.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
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Starts with: Shashayana.
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Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
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Formal Education System in Ancient India (by Sushmita Nath)
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Conceptual review on sasyaka (tuttha) < [2022: Volume 11, March issue 3]