Shaucavidhi, Śaucavidhi: 8 definitions
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Shaucavidhi means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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.
The Sanskrit term Śaucavidhi can be transliterated into English as Saucavidhi or Shaucavidhi, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Shauchavidhi.
In Hinduism
Yoga (school of philosophy)
Source: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason BirchŚaucavidhi (शौचविधि) refers to “(the rules of) daily purification”.—The Yogajāgama is the name of a text dealing with Śaiva rituals ranging from daily purification (śaucavidhi) to the great festival of Śiva (śivotsavavidhi or mahotsavavidhi) with no chapters on Yoga.
Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as āsanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryśaucavidhi (शौचविधि).—m S śaucācāra m S A law or rule of purification; directions for the cleansing of the person (by ablution of the parts, gargling of the mouth &c.) after voiding any of the excrements of the system, or contracting impurity of any kind. 2 Popularly. The business or affair of discharging the bowels.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishśaucavidhi (शौचविधि).—m A rule of purification; the business of discharging the bowels.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚaucavidhi (शौचविधि).—f.
(-dhiḥ) The rules of purification after defilement by the death of a relation, &c. E. śauca. and vidhi precept.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus CatalogorumŚaucavidhi (शौचविधि) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—[dharma] ibid.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚaucavidhi (शौचविधि):—[=śauca-vidhi] [from śauca] m. rule of purification (after defilement by the death of a relation), [Horace H. Wilson]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚaucavidhi (शौचविधि):—[śauca-vidhi] (dhiḥ) 2. f. Rules of purification.
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 corpusŚaucavidhi (ಶೌಚವಿಧಿ):—
1) [noun] evacuation of excrements from the body.
2) [noun] a ceremonial purification from defilement caused by the death of a relative.
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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Partial matches: Shauca, Vidhi, Viti.
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