Shivaratri, Shiva-ratri, Śivarātri, Śivarātrī: 15 definitions
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Shivaratri means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, Marathi. 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.
Shivaratri has 15 English definitions available.
The Sanskrit terms Śivarātri and Śivarātrī can be transliterated into English as Sivaratri or Shivaratri, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchŚivarātri (शिवरात्रि):—f. Bez. des dem Śiva geweihten 14ten Tages in der dunklen Hälfte des Phālguna [WILSON, Sel. Works 2, 210. fgg. 395.] [WEBER, KṚṢṆAJ. 225. 227. fg. 231.] [Oxforder Handschriften 64], b, [11. 74], a, [27. 75], b, [32. 302], b, [12.] [Rājataraṅgiṇī 8, 111.]
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: Shiva, Ratri, Civa.
Starts with: Shivaratrijagaranavidhi, Shivaratrikalpa, Shivaratrikatha, Shivaratrimahatmya, Shivaratrinirnaya, Shivaratripaddhati, Shivaratripuja, Shivaratrivrata, Shivaratrivratakalpa, Shivaratrivratakatha, Shivaratrivratamahatmya, Shivaratrivratodyapana, Shivaratrivratodyapanavidhi.
Ends with: Mahashivaratri.
Full-text (+20): Mahashivaratri, Shivaratripuja, Shivaratrikalpa, Shivaratrikatha, Shivaratrimahatmya, Shivaratrivratakalpa, Shivaratrivratakatha, Shivaratrivratodyapana, Shivaratrinirnaya, Shivaratrivrata, Shivaratre, Ekadashi, Shivaratryargha, Masashivaratrivratakalpa, Mahashivaratrinirnaya, Mahashivaratrivrata, Mahashivaratrivratanirnaya, Shivacaturdashi, Gurudruha, Shiva-tithi.
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Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
The Shiva Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 9 - The Proclamation of Śiva as Maheśvara (the great lord) < [Section 1 - Vidyeśvara-saṃhitā]
Chapter 39 - The conclusion of the rite of Śivarātri < [Section 4 - Koṭirudra-Saṃhitā]
Chapter 38 - The greatness of Śivarātri < [Section 4 - Koṭirudra-Saṃhitā]
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 16 - The Great Efficacy of Śivarātri < [Section 2 - Vastrāpatha-kṣetra-māhātmya]
Chapter 148 - Greatness of Kuṇḍalakūpa (Kuṇḍala-kūpa) < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]
Chapter 266 - Greatness of Śivarātri < [Section 1 - Tīrtha-māhātmya]
Dvisahasri of Tembesvami (Summary and Study) (by Upadhyay Mihirkumar Sudhirbhai)
Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 3.1.64 < [Chapter 1 - Meeting Again at the House of Śrī Advaita Ācārya]
Verse 1.1.34 < [Chapter 1 - Summary of Lord Gaura’s Pastimes]
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