Manushyayana, Manuṣyayāna, Manushya-yana: 2 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Manuṣyayāna can be transliterated into English as Manusyayana or Manushyayana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryManuṣyayāna (मनुष्ययान).—a litter, palanquin
Derivable forms: manuṣyayānam (मनुष्ययानम्).
Manuṣyayāna is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms manuṣya and yāna (यान).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryManuṣyayāna (मनुष्ययान):—[=manuṣya-yāna] [from manuṣya > man] n. a litter, palanquin, [Mahābhārata]
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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Partial matches: Manushya, Yana.
Full-text: Vahya.
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