Shvetacandana, Śvetacandana, Shveta-candana, Shvetacamdana: 7 definitions
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Shvetacandana means something in Buddhism, Pali, 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.
Shvetacandana has 6 English definitions available.
The Sanskrit term Śvetacandana can be transliterated into English as Svetacandana or Shvetacandana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Shvetachandana.
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchŚvetacandana (श्वेतचन्दन):—n. weisser Sandel [Ratnamālā 140.] [Rājanirghaṇṭa im Śabdakalpadruma] [PAÑCAR. 2, 4, 3, v. l.]
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: Shveta, Candana.
Full-text: Candana, Santalum album, Varṇya.
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