Shvahi, Śvāhi, Svāhi, Svahi: 3 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Śvāhi can be transliterated into English as Svahi or Shvahi, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchŚvāhi (श्वाहि):—m. Nomen proprium eines Sohnes des Vṛjinavant [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 9, 23, 30.]
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Svāhi (स्वाहि):—m. Nomen proprium eines Sohnes des Vṛjinīvant [Harivaṃśa 1969. fg.] [Viṣṇupurāṇa 4, 12, 1.]
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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