shiva meaning in Sanskrit
अहिभृत् ahibhṛt
/ˈʃiːvə//ˈʃɪvə/
shiva in Sanskrit: अहिभृत् (ahibhṛt), ण (ṇa), ज (já), दण्ड (daṇḍá). In English, shiva means a weeklong period of formal mourning for a close relative.
Sanskrit words for shiva
- Shiva
- अहिभृत् ahibhṛt, ण ṇa, ज já, दण्ड daṇḍá
English meaning of shiva
- noun A weeklong period of formal mourning for a close relative.
shiva in other languages
Questions about shiva in Sanskrit
- What is the meaning of shiva in Sanskrit?
- Shiva in Sanskrit is अहिभृत् (ahibhṛt), ण (ṇa), ज (já), दण्ड (daṇḍá).
- shiva इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
- Shiva: अहिभृत् (ahibhṛt), ण (ṇa), ज (já), दण्ड (daṇḍá).
- What does shiva mean in English?
- Shiva means a weeklong period of formal mourning for a close relative.
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Sanskrit words from Wiktionary's Sanskrit entries whose English meaning is “shiva”: अहिभृत्, ज, ण, दण्ड. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: shiva (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Sanskrit words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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