Shatavarsha, Śatavarṣa, Shata-varsha: 8 definitions
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Shatavarsha 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.
Shatavarsha has 8 English definitions available.
The Sanskrit term Śatavarṣa can be transliterated into English as Satavarsa or Shatavarsha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchŚatavarṣa (शतवर्ष):—adj. f. (ā) hundertjährig: kṣatriya [Āpastamba 1, 14, 25.] [Spr. 4643.] [Pāraskara’s Gṛhyasūtrāṇi 3, 10] (a). hundert Jahre anhaltend: anāvṛṣṭi [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 11, 3, 9.]
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: Varsha, Shata.
Starts with: Shatavarshasahasrin, Shatavarshasarini.
Full-text: Shatavarshasarini, Shatavarshasahasrin, Shata, Shatavarshika, Varshashata.
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Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 1.16.245-246 < [Chapter 16 - The Glories of Śrī Haridāsa Ṭhākura]
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 2.135 < [Section XXIV - Degrees of Respect]
Yajnavalkya-smriti (Vyavaharadhyaya)—Critical study (by Kalita Nabanita)
Chapter 3.2a - Positions of the Brāhmaṇas and the Śūdras < [Chapter 3 - The Social Aspect Depicted in the Vyavahārādhyāya]