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Every entry for a word in Apte, Monier-Williams, Macdonell and the Dhātupāṭha, with their abbreviations spelled out, and an analysis of its forms.

Results for शैव

3 dictionaries · exact headword

Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. शैवśaivaa.(-वी f.) [शिवो देवताऽस्य अण्] Relating to the god Śiva.

    (-वी Feminine) शिवो देवताऽस्य अण् Relating to the god Śiva.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -वः

      1. Name of one of the three principal Hindu sects.
      2. A member of the Śaiva sect.
      3. The thorn-apple.

    • -वम् Name of one of the eighteen Purāṇas, of a Śāstra or Tantra.

    Source: Apte

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. शैवśaivamf(ई)n. (fr. शिव) relating or belonging or sacred to the god S3iva शिव, coming or derived from S3iva शिव R.…
    1. mf(ई)neuter gender (from शिव) relating or belonging or sacred to the god S3iva शिव, coming or derived from S3iva शिव R. Katha1s. Pur. etc.
    2. masculine gender patronymic from शिव Pa1n2. 4-1, 112
    3. masculine gender "a worshipper or follower of S3iva शिव", Name of one of the three great divisions of modern Hindu1ism Hinduism (the other two being the Vaishn2avas वैष्णव s and S3a1ktas शाक्त s, qq. vv.; the S3aivas शैव s identify S3iva शिव -rather than Brahma1 ब्रह्मा and Vishn2u विष्णु -with the Supreme Being and are exclusively devoted to his worship, regarding him as the source and essence of the universe as well as its disintegrator and destroyer; the temples dedicated to him in his reproducing and vivifying character [as denoted by the Lin3ga लिङ्ग quod vide] are scattered all over India; the various sects of S3aivas शैव s are described in RTL. 86 etc.)
    4. masculine gender a particular religious rite in honour of Durga1 दुर्गा (consisting of devout meditation and prostration of the body) MW.
    5. masculine gender the thorn-apple Lexicographers
    6. masculine gender a kind of plant (Equivalent to वसुक) Lexicographers
    7. masculine gender (with Jainas जैन s), Name of the fifth black Va1sudeva वासुदेव Lexicographers
    8. neuter gender auspiciousness, welfare, prosperity BhP.
    9. neuter gender Name of a S3a1stra शास्त्र and of a Tantra तन्त्र and of a Pura1n2a पुराण (see below) .
    10. Vr2iddhi वृद्धि form of शिव in compound
    11. neuter gender a kind of aquatic plant, Blyxa Octandra Lexicographers
    12. wrong reading for शैब .
    Source: Monier-Williams

Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. शैवśaiva[saiva] a. (î) relating, belonging or sacred to, derived from Siva; m. worshipper of Siva: -tâ, f. condition…

    [saiva] adjective (î) relating, belonging or sacred to, derived from Siva; masculine worshipper of Siva: -tâ, feminine; also equal for condition of a Sivaite; -darsana, neuter doctrine of the Sivaites.

    Source: Macdonell

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