Shthivana, Ṣṭhīvana: 9 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Ṣṭhīvana can be transliterated into English as Sthivana or Shthivana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Source: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of termsṢṭhīvana (ष्ठीवन):—Spitting
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryṢṭhīvana (ष्ठीवन).—
1) Spitting out; Bhāgavata 5.5.3.
2) Saliva, spittle.
Derivable forms: ṣṭhīvanam (ष्ठीवनम्).
See also (synonyms): ṣṭhevana.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryṢṭhīvana (ष्ठीवन).—n.
(-naṃ) 1. Spitting, ejecting saliva. 2. Saliva, spittle. E. ṣṭhīv and lyuṭ aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryṢṭhīvana (ष्ठीवन).—[ṣṭhīv + ana], n. 1. Spitting. 2. Spittle, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 4, 156; 5, 123.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryṢṭhīvana (ष्ठीवन).—[adjective] & [neuter] spewing, spitting; [neuter] also spittle, saliva.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Ṣṭhīvana (ष्ठीवन):—[from ṣṭhīv] mfn. spitting frequently, sputtering, [Caraka]
2) [v.s. ...] n. spitting, ejecting saliva, expectoration, spitting upon ([locative case]), [Pāraskara-gṛhya-sūtra; Mahābhārata; Suśruta] etc.
3) [v.s. ...] saliva, spittle, [Manu-smṛti; Mahābhārata etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryṢṭhīvana (ष्ठीवन):—(naṃ) 1. n. Spitting; spittle.
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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 corpusṢṭhīvana (ಷ್ಠೀವನ):—[noun] a spitting (esp. repeatedly).
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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