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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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Meaning 3 (vyutpatti)
√shi = to sleep
√shi + va[n] = shiva = he in whom the eight ‘siddhi’s (‘anima’, etc) sleep, i.e. reside
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√shi = to sleep
√shi + va[n] = shiva = he in whom the eight ‘siddhi’s (‘anima’, etc) sleep, i.e. reside
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Meaning 4 (vyutpatti)
√sho = to weaken
√sho + va[n] = shiva = he who weakens (=destroys) sorrows or inauspiciousness
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√sho = to weaken
√sho + va[n] = shiva = he who weakens (=destroys) sorrows or inauspiciousness
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Meaning 5 (nirukti)
‘shiva’ (neuter) = auspiciousness
‘shiva’ (masculine) = he who, always wishing auspiciousness, causes all fruits in all actions of humans to increase
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‘shiva’ (neuter) = auspiciousness
‘shiva’ (masculine) = he who, always wishing auspiciousness, causes all fruits in all actions of humans to increase
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Meaning 6 (nirukti)
sh = eternal pleasure and bliss
i = purusha
va = shakti or nectar (amrita)
sh + i + va = shiva = the combination of eternal pleasure or bliss, purusha, and shakti or nectar
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sh = eternal pleasure and bliss
i = purusha
va = shakti or nectar (amrita)
sh + i + va = shiva = the combination of eternal pleasure or bliss, purusha, and shakti or nectar
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Meaning 7 (nirukti)
shi = the destroyer of sins
va = the bestower of mukti
shi + va = shiva = he who destroys sins and gives mukti
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shi = the destroyer of sins
va = the bestower of mukti
shi + va = shiva = he who destroys sins and gives mukti
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Meaning 8 (nirukti)
shi = auspiciousness
va = one who gives/bestows
shi + va = shiva = he who bestows auspiciousness [on all]
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shi = auspiciousness
va = one who gives/bestows
shi + va = shiva = he who bestows auspiciousness [on all]
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