Svashcandra, Svaścandra: 3 definitions
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Svashcandra has 2 English definitions available.
The Sanskrit term Svaścandra can be transliterated into English as Svascandra or Svashcandra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Svashchandra.
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchSvaścandra (स्वश्चन्द्र):—(sva + ścandra) adj. von selbst schimmernd [Ṛgveda 1, 52, 9.]
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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Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Rig Veda 1.52.9 < [Sukta 52]