Sahayin, Sahāyī, Sahayi, Sahāyin: 5 definitions
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Sahayin means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationSahāyin (सहायिन्) refers to the “assistants” (of Viṣṇu), according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.5.15 (“The birth of Jalandhara and his marriage”).—Accordingly, as Bhārgava narrated to Jalandhara the details regarding the headless Rāhu: “[...] The gods including Indra being defeated by [Bali] sought refuge in Viṣṇu. Eager to gain their ends they told him all details. O dear, at his bidding, the gods, very clever in deception, made an alliance with the Asuras, to further their own interest. All those gods, the assistants (sahāyin) of Viṣṇu churned the ocean eagerly for the gain of nectar, along with the Asuras. [...]”.
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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionarySahāyin (सहायिन्).—[masculine] = sahāya; [feminine] nī female companion or friend.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionarySahāyin (सहायिन्):—[from saha] mfn. going together, a companion, follower (mostly inī f. ‘a female companion’), [Rāmāyaṇa; Pañcatantra]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionarySahāyī (सहायी):—[from saha] in [compound] for sahāya.
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 corpusSahāyi (ಸಹಾಯಿ):—
1) [noun] = ಸಹಾಯ - [sahaya -] 3.
2) [noun] a friend.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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