Sevadhi, Shevadhi, Śevadhi, Sheva-dhi: 9 definitions

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Sevadhi means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.

Sevadhi has 8 English definitions available.

The Sanskrit term Śevadhi can be transliterated into English as Sevadhi or Shevadhi, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger Wörterbuch

Śevadhi (शेवधि):—(śeva + dhi) m. Schatz, Kostbarkeit [Yāska’s Nirukta 2, 4.] [Amarakoṣa 1, 1, 1, 67.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 192.] [Halāyudha 1, 82.] yamā.ahāccheva.hiṃ jā.avedāḥ [Vājasaneyisaṃhitā 18, 59.] sa śeva.hiṃ ni dadhiṣe vi.asvati [Ṛgveda 2, 13, 6.] [Atharvavedasaṃhitā 5, 22, 14.] a.aṃ jari.ṇaḥ śeva.hirariṣṭa i.a vardhatām ein für das Alter aufgespartes Kleinod [7, 53, 5. 9, 3, 15.] a.uṣmiṃ lo.e śeva.hiṃ dhayanti [Taittirīyabrāhmaṇa 3, 10, 11, 2. 3.] [Kaṭhopaniṣad 2, 10.] vidyā brāhmaṇametyāha śevadhiste smi rakṣa mām [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 2, 114.] [MĀLATĪM. 103, 10.] [Kathāsaritsāgara 25, 127.] [Rājataraṅgiṇī 3, 108.] [Śatruṃjayamāhātmya 2, 657.] [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 3, 24, 16. 11, 2, 30.] nirapatyā ca duḥśīlā sā bhavedduḥkhaśevadhiḥ [KAŚĪKH. 37, 49] [?(nach AUFRECHT).]

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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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