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Best wishes on #MahaShivaratri2019. A name of Shiva is ‘Ashtamurti’ = “one with eight forms”. In this thread, I will share eight meanings of the Sanskrit word ‘shiva’ (शिवः) as per various ‘vyutpatti’s and ‘nirukti’s. All meanings are as per Hindu ‘shastra’s.
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Best wishes on #MahaShivaratri2019. A name of Shiva is ‘Ashtamurti’ = “one with eight forms”. In this thread, I will share eight meanings of the Sanskrit word ‘shiva’ (शिवः) as per various ‘vyutpatti’s and ‘nirukti’s. All meanings are as per Hindu ‘shastra’s.
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Meaning 1 (vyutpatti)
√shi = to sleep
shiva (neuter) = that due to which one sleeps well, i.e. auspiciousness
shiva (masculine) = he who always possess auspiciousness, i.e. ever-auspicious
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√shi = to sleep
shiva (neuter) = that due to which one sleeps well, i.e. auspiciousness
shiva (masculine) = he who always possess auspiciousness, i.e. ever-auspicious
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Meaning 2 (vyutpatti)
shiva (neuter) = auspiciousness
shiva (masculine) = he who bestows auspiciousness on others
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shiva (neuter) = auspiciousness
shiva (masculine) = he who bestows auspiciousness on others
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