Shvasin, Śvāsin: 7 definitions
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Shvasin 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.
Shvasin has 6 English definitions available.
The Sanskrit term Śvāsin can be transliterated into English as Svasin or Shvasin, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchŚvāsin (श्वासिन्):—(von 1. śvas und śvāsa)
1) adj. a) zischend [ĀŚV. GṚHY. 4, 8, 28.] — b) keuchend [Suśruta 1, 105, 18.] asthmatisch [116, 9. 301, 14. 2, 498, 7.] — c) mit einem Hauch gesprochen, adspirirt [ŚIKṢĀ 31] in [Weber’s Indische Studien 4, 356.] —
2) m. Wind [Śabdaratnāvalī im Śabdakalpadruma]
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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Ends with: Ashvasin, Avishvasin, Hikkashvasin, Mahaparamavishvasin, Parama-vishvasin, Vishvasin.
Full-text: Hikkashvasin, Shashi, Vishvasin.
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