The Sanskrit term Jalarāśi can be transliterated into English as Jalarasi or Jalarashi, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)

Source: academia.edu: Yakṣiṇī-sādhana in the Kakṣapuṭa tantra

Jalarāśi (जलराशि) is the name of one of the thirty-two Yakṣiṇīs mentioned in the Kakṣapuṭatantra. In the yakṣiṇī-sādhana, the Yakṣiṇī is regarded as the guardian spirit who provides worldly benefits to the practitioner. The Yakṣiṇī (e.g., Jalarāśi) provides, inter alia, daily food, clothing and money, tells the future, and bestows a long life, but she seldom becomes a partner in sexual practices.

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Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Jalarāśi (जलराशि) refers to the “ocean” (having assumed the form of a God), according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.5.14 (“The birth of Jalandhara and his marriage”).—Accordingly, after the Gods spoke to Brahmā: “[...] When Brahmā the grandfather of the worlds came there, he saw the boy in the lap of the ocean. On seeing Brahmā coming, the ocean assuming the form of a god bowed to him and placed the boy in his lap. Then the surprised Brahmā spoke these words to the ocean—‘O ocean (jalarāśi), tell me quickly about the parentage of this boy’”.

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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

Jalarāśi (जलराशि).—the ocean.

Derivable forms: jalarāśiḥ (जलराशिः).

Jalarāśi is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms jala and rāśi (राशि).

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

Jalarāśi (जलराशि).—f.

(-śiḥ) A piece of water, a quantity of water. E. jala, and rāśi a heap.

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

Jalarāśi (जलराशि).—([Kathāsaritsāgara, (ed. Brockhaus.)] 18, 2, but, plenty of water, [Kirātārjunīya] 5, 19),

Jalarāśi is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms jala and rāśi (राशि).

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

Jalarāśi (जलराशि).—[masculine] the ocean.

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

1) Jalarāśi (जलराशि):—[=jala-rāśi] [from jala] m. ‘water-quantity’, any running water, [Vedāntasāra]

2) [v.s. ...] a lake, ocean, [Bhartṛhari; Kathāsaritsāgara xviii, 2.]

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

Jalarāśi (जलराशि):—[jala-rāśi] (śiḥ) 2. m. Much water.

[Sanskrit to German]

Jalarashi 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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Jalarāśi (ಜಲರಾಶಿ):—

1) [noun] the whole body of salt water that covers nearly three fourths of the surface of the globe; the ocean.

2) [noun] the symbol for the number four.

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Jalarāsi (ಜಲರಾಸಿ):—[noun] = ಜಲರಾಶಿ [jalarashi].

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Jalarāśi (जलराशि):—n. sea;

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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.

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Partial matches: Rashi, Jala, Raci.

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