Sahashri, Sahaśrī: 6 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Sahaśrī can be transliterated into English as Sahasri or Sahashri, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchSāhasri (साहस्रि):—m. wohl patron. [Rājataraṅgiṇī 8, 558.]
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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Full-text: Upadeshasahasri, Shatsahasri, Sakalavedopanishatsaropadeshasahasri, Hemantaritu, Sahassi, Upadesha Sahasri, Pancashatsahasrimahakalasamhita, Pancasahasri, Upasthanasahasri, Bahusahasri, Gosahasri, Shatin, Trisahasri, Sahasrin, Sri Rama Tirtha, Laksha.
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