Siva
pronunciation
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Word Origin
- Siva (n.)
- also Shiva, one of the three supreme gods of Hinduism, lord of destruction and reproduction, 1788, from Hindi Shiva, from Sanskrit Sivah, literally "propitious, gracious," from PIE *ki-wo-, from root *kei- "beloved, dear" (connected with Latin civis "citizen," literally "member of a household"), also "to lie, couch" (compare cemetery). But by some this is said to be a euphemism. Related: Sivaism; Sivaistic.
Example
- 1. God siva is immanent love and transcendent reality .
- 2. The dancing siva and the dignified vishnu , on the other hand , were crafted by indian masons in quanzhou in the 13th century .
- 3. After hearing this prayer , lord siva asked the swan why he had a black , crow like color . The swan , who resembled the sean carrier of lord brahma , told lord siva a story .
- 4. He looked the living image of siva .
- 5. Siva requires few articles of worship .