Samvatsari, Sāṃvatsarī: 2 definitions
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Samvatsari 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
Dharmashastra (religious law)
Source: Wisdom Library: Dharma-śāstraSāṃvatsarī (सांवत्सरी) refers to “a funeral ceremony” (performed a year after a person’s death). The word is used throughout Dharmaśāstra literature such as the Manusmṛti.
Dharmashastra (धर्मशास्त्र, dharmaśāstra) contains the instructions (shastra) regarding religious conduct of livelihood (dharma), ceremonies, jurisprudence (study of law) and more. It is categorized as smriti, an important and authoritative selection of books dealing with the Hindu lifestyle.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionarySāṃvatsarī (सांवत्सरी):—[from sāṃvatsara] f. a funeral ceremony performed a year after a person’s death, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Samvatsarika, Samvatsarika-hiranya, Samvatsarikaikoddishtashraddha, Samvatsarikaikoddishtashraddhaprayoga, Samvatsarikashraddha, Samvatsarina, Samvatsariya.
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Full-text: Shashtisamvatsari, Atisamvatsari.
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Search found 5 books and stories containing Samvatsari, Sāṃvatsarī; (plurals include: Samvatsaris, Sāṃvatsarīs). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Expiatory Rites in Keralite Tantra (by T. S. Syamkumar)
1.4. Expiatory Rites in Viṣṇusaṃhitā < [Chapter 3 - Expiatory Rites in Kerala Tantric Ritual Manuals]
Tilakamanjari of Dhanapala (study) (by Shri N. M. Kansara)
6. Religious routine of the Jains < [Chapter 13 - Religious and Philosophical data]
Panchavimsha Brahmana (English translation) (by W. Caland)
Studies in the Upapuranas (by R. C. Hazra)
The Puranic Records on the Sun-worship < [Purana, Volume 11, Part 2 (1969)]