Alternative spellings of this word include Chhayasuta.

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia

Chāyāsuta (छायासुत).—Śani (Saturn).

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The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Chāyāsuta (छायासुत).—Saturn, son of छाया (chāyā).

Derivable forms: chāyāsutaḥ (छायासुतः).

Chāyāsuta is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms chāyā and suta (सुत). See also (synonyms): chāyātanaya, chāyātmaja.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Chāyāsuta (छायासुत).—m.

(-taḥ) Saturn: see chāyātanaya.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Chāyāsuta (छायासुत):—[=chāyā-suta] [from chāyā > chāya] m. = -tanaya, [Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhajjātaka ii, 3 [Scholiast or Commentator]]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Chāyāsuta (छायासुत):—[chāyā-suta] (taḥ) 1. m. Saturn.

[Sanskrit to German]

Chayasuta in German

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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.

Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Chāyāsuta (छायासुत):—n. Saturn;

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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Suta, Caya, Chaya.

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Full-text: Chayatanaya, Chayasut, Chayatmaja.

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