Shanya, Śāṇya: 4 definitions
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Shanya has 3 English definitions available.
The Sanskrit term Śāṇya can be transliterated into English as Sanya or Shanya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchŚāṇya (शाण्य):—adj. von 3. śāṇa am Ende eines comp. nach einem Zahlwort [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 5, 1, 35. fg.]
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Shanyashtaka, Shanyatana.
Ends with (+7): Adhyardhashanya, Alakshanya, Arishanya, Asanya, Ativaicakshanya, Dhishanya, Doshanya, Dvishanya, Ishanya, Janmavailakshanya, Jativailakshanya, Lakshanya, Prishanya, Rishanya, Salakshanya, Samishanya, Saulakshanya, Shabdavailakshanya, Shirshanya, Svalakshanya.
Full-text: Sanyas, Dvishana, Sanna sanya, Trishana, Shaneya, Dvishanya, Trishanya, Adhyardhashanya, Samnyasa, Shane, Shana, Adhyardha.
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