Shivadatta, Ś岹ٳٲ, Shiva-datta: 10 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Ś岹ٳٲ can be transliterated into English as Sivadatta or Shivadatta, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationŚ岹ٳٲ (शिवदत्�) refers to “that which is provided by Śiva�, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.47 (“The ceremonious entry of Śiva�).—Accordingly, as Brahmā narrated to Nārada: “Then the chief of mountains caused the investiture rite with the sacred thread for Pārvatī and Śiva with the Vedic hymns recited enthusiastically. Then Viṣṇu, the other gods and the sages entered the inner apartments of the palace of the mountain enthusiastically at the request of Himācala. After performing the conventional rites in accordance with the Vedic injunctions and the social customs they decorated Pārvatī with the ornaments provided by Śiva (ś岹ٳٲ). [...]�.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexŚ岹ٳٲ (शिवदत्�).—The father of the Mṛga which met with Mṛgi Paraśurāma at Puṣkara: a Brahman of Kauśika gotra in the Drāviḍa country; his sons were converted into deer; after seeing Agastya, went to heaven.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 35, 11-34.

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.
Kavya (poetry)
Source: Wisdom Library: KathāsaritsāgaraŚ岹ٳٲ (शिवदत्�) is the name of a Brāhman from Hastināpura, according to the Kathāsaritsāgara, chapter 74. Accordingly, as a Akṣakṣapaṇaka said to Bhīmabhaṭa: �... there lived in Hastināpura a Brāhman named Ś岹ٳٲ, a very rich man, and I am his son, and my real name is Vasudatta. And in my youth I learnt skill in arms as well as in the Vedas�.
The Kathāsaritsāgara (‘ocean of streams of story�), mentioning Ś岹ٳٲ, is a famous Sanskrit epic story revolving around prince Naravāhanadatta and his quest to become the emperor of the (celestial beings). The work is said to have been an adaptation of Guṇāḍhya’s Bṛhatkathā consisting of 100,000 verses, which in turn is part of a larger work containing 700,000 verses.

Kavya (काव्�, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry� and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry�.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚ岹ٳٲ (शिवदत्�).—the discus of Viṣṇu (ܻ岹śԲ).
Derivable forms: ś岹ٳٲm (शिवदत्तम�).
Ś岹ٳٲ is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ś and datta (दत्त).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚ岹ٳٲ (शिवदत्�).—n.
(-ٳٲ�) The discus of Vishnu. E. ś Siva, and datta given.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚ岹ٳٲ (शिवदत्�).—[masculine] names of men.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum1) Ś岹ٳٲ (शिवदत्�) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—a writer on dharma, is quoted by Hemādri in Pariśeṣakhaṇḍa 2, 594.
2) Ś岹ٳٲ (शिवदत्�):—son of Caturbhuja, composed in 1677: Śivakoṣa and its
—[commentary] Śivaprakāśa.
3) Ś岹ٳٲ (शिवदत्�):—Nalodayaṭīkā.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Ś岹ٳٲ (शिवदत्�):—[=ś-datta] [from ś] m. ‘given by or presented to ڰ�, (with ś, ś and ū) Name of three authors, [Catalogue(s)]
2) [v.s. ...] of various other men, [Kathāsaritsāgara]
3) [v.s. ...] n. the discus of Viṣṇu, [Monier-Williams� Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚ岹ٳٲ (शिवदत्�):—[ś-datta] (ٳٲ�) 1. n. The discus of Vishnu.
[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.
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Partial matches: Shiva, Devadatta.
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