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Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)

Source: eScholarship: Chapters 1-14 of the Hayasirsa Pancaratra

Sāhasin (साहसिन्) or Sāhasī refers to “one who is violent”, representing an undesirable characteristic of an Ācārya, according to the 9th-century Hayaśīrṣa-pañcarātra Ādikāṇḍa chapter 3.—The Lord said:—“I will tell you about the Sthāpakas endowed with perverse qualities. He should not construct a temple with those who are avoided in this Tantra. [...] He should not be very sickly, a physician, violent (sāhasin), neglecting the right time, nor abusing the twice-born, respectable elder or the god. A sthāpaka who has these qualities should be avoided. [...] A god enshrined by any of these named above (viz., sāhasin), is in no manner a giver of fruit. If a building for Viṣṇu is made anywhere by these excluded types (viz., sāhasin) then that temple will not give rise to enjoyment and liberation and will yield no reward, of this there is no doubt”.

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Pancaratra (पाञ्चरात्र, pāñcarātra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Sāhasin (साहसिन्).—a. [sāhasa-ini]

1) Violent, ferocious; cruel.

2) Bold, daring, rash, impetuous; क्रियाफलमविज्ञाय यतते साहसी च सः (kriyāphalamavijñāya yatate sāhasī ca saḥ).

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

Sāhasin (साहसिन्).—mfn. (-sī-sinī-si) 1. Violent, ferocious. 2. Rash. 3. Daring, bold. E. sāhasa, and ini aff.

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

1) Sahasin (सहसिन्):—[from sah] mfn. powerful, mighty, [Ṛg-veda]

2) Sāhasin (साहसिन्):—[from sāhasa] mfn. rash, precipitate, inconsiderate, foolhardy, [Kāvya literature; Kathāsaritsāgara]

3) [v.s. ...] cruel, violent, ferocious, [Nārada-smṛti, nāradīya-dharma-śāstra]

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

Sāhasin (साहसिन्):—[(sī-sinī-si) a.] Violent; bold.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Sāhasin (साहसिन्) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Sāhasi.

[Sanskrit to German]

Sahasin 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.

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