Shvetavaha, Śvetavāha, Shveta-vaha: 8 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Śvetavāha can be transliterated into English as Svetavaha or Shvetavaha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchŚvetavāha (श्वेतवाह):—adj. mit Schimmeln fahrend; m. ein Beiname Arjuna's [Mahābhārata 3, 10847.] nach [Śabdakalpadruma] auch ein Beiname Indra's
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, Vaha.
Starts with: Shvetavahana.
Full-text: Das.
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