Hindi

Alternative forms

• शमशान ‎(śamśān)

Noun

श्मशान • ‎(śmaśān) m ‎(Urdu spelling شمشان)

1. crematorium
2. burning-ghat
3. cemetery
4. burial ground
5. sepulchre
6. a place where corpses are burnt or buried

Synonyms

• (less common) मरघट ‎(marghaṭ)

See also

• श्मशानवासी ‎(śmaśān-vāsī)

References

• John T. Platts (accessed 08-18-2012), “A Dictionary of Urdu, Classical Hindi, and English”, in (Please provide the title of the work)

Sanskrit

Noun

श्मशान • ‎(śmaśāná) n

1. cemetery
2. a burial or burning ground
3. an oblation to deceased ancestors

Descendants

• Telugu: శ్మశానము ‎(śmaśānamu)

References

• Vaman Shivaram Apte (accessed 08-18-2012), “The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary”, in (Please provide the title of the work)