संस्‍कृतशब्‍दकोशः

संस्कृत — हिन्दी

शैव — शिवसम्बन्धी; "सः शैवमतस्य अध्ययनम् करोति" (adjective)

Monier–Williams

शैव — {śaiva} mf({ī})n. (fr. {śiva}) relating or belonging or sacred to the god Śiva, coming or derived from Śiva &c##m. patr. fr. {śiva} 4-1, 112##'a worshipper or follower of Śiva', N. of one of the three great divisions of modern Hindūism (the other two being the Vaishṇavas and Śāktas, qq. vv##the Śaivas identify Śiva-rather than Brahmā and Vishṇu-with the Supreme Being and are exclusively devoted to his worship, regarding him as the source and essence of the universe as well as its disintegrator and destroyer##the temples dedicated to him in his reproducing and vivifying character [as denoted by the Liṅga, q.v.] are scattered all over India##the various sects of Śaivas are described in 86 &c.)##a particular religious rite in honour of Durgā (consisting of devout meditation and prostration of the body)##the thorn-apple##a kind of plant (= {vasuka})##(with Jainas), N. of the fifth black Vāsudeva##({ī}), f. N. of the goddess Mānasā##n. auspiciousness, welfare, prosperity##N. of a Śāstra and of a Tantra and of a Purāṇa ( below)

शैव — {śaiva} Vṛiddhi form of {śiva} in comp

शैव — {śaiva} n. a kind of aquatic plant, Blyxa Octandra

शैव — {śaiva} wṛ. for {śaiba}