Reva, : 18 definitions
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Reva means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, the history of ancient India, Marathi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation(रेवा) is the name of a sacred river as mentioned in the Śivapurṇa 1.12, “somehow men must strive to find a residence in a holy centre. On the shores of the ocean in the confluence of hundreds of rivers there are many such holy centres (ṇyṣeٰ or īٳ) and temples. [...] the river Tamas is of twelve mouths and has ten mouths.�.
is mentioned as one of the seven holy Gaṅgas (ٲṅg), according to Śivapurṇa 1.15. Accordingly, regarding the benefit in the rites of Devayajña:—“[...] a temple, the bank of a holy tank, the bank of an ordinary river, the bank of a holy river and the banks of the seven holy Gaṅgs (ٲṅg) are each of ten times more benefit than the previous. The seven holy Gaṅgs are Gaṅg, Godvarī, Kverī, Tmraparṇik, Sindhu, Sarayū and . The shores of the sea are of ten times more benefit than the previous. The summit of a mountain is of ten times more benefit than the shores of the sea�.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) Reva (रे�).—Son of Ānartta.*
- * Brahmṇḍa-purṇa III. 61. 19; Vyu-purṇa 86. 24.
1b) A son of Rocamna.*
- * Matsya-purṇa 12. 23.
2) (रेवा).—A river near the Mhiṣmatī in the Bhrata varṣa.*
- * Bhgavata-purṇa X. 79. 21; V. 19. 18.

The Purana (पुरा�, purṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
General definition (in Hinduism)
: archive.org: Vedic index of Names and Subjects(रेवा), a name of the (Nerbudda) river, otherwise occurring only in post-Vedic literature, is seen by Weber in the word Revottaras, which is found in the Śٲ貹ٳ-ṇa, and is certainly a man’s name.
India history and geography
Source: Wisdom Library: Teachers, Saints and Sages(रेवा) or ntha refers to one of the “nine saints� (Navnath) is supposed to be the incarnation of Chamasa-nryaṇa: one of the “nine Nryaṇas� (Navanryaṇa), according to the Mahrṇava-tantra.—The nine Siddhas are famous saints, of exceptional purity of life, who have attained to a semi-divine existence through the practice of Yoga. [...] These nine teachers [e.g., -ntha] are considered representative of great teachers in this tradition or Parampara tradition—a succession of Teachers (Gurus) and Disciples (Shishyasa) in Indian-origin religions such as Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism and Buddhism.
: archive.org: Geography in Ancient Indian inscriptions(रेवा) is the name of a river found in India.—The source of the is traceable to the Amarakantak hills adjoining the Vindhya range. The and the forma confluence a little above Mandla to flow down under either name.
: archive.org: Shiva Purana (history)(रेवा) is the name of a river. and are the two small branches of one and the same river in the upper course which are later united into one.
: What is India: Inscriptions of the ŚilhrasReva or Revagvuṇḍa is the name of a person mentioned in the “Sheḍbl stone inscription of the reign of Vijayditya�. Accordingly, �... the goldsmith Ngoja and Reva-gvuṇḍa have entrusted to all the assemblies, with the pouring of water...�.
This stone inscription (mentioning Reva-gvuṇḍa) is set up in the Basavaṇṇ temple at Sheḍbl, a village in the Athaṇ�-tluk of the Belgaon District in the Karnṭaka State. It records that certain taxes imposed ad valorum were assigned to the local assemblies of guilds by the goldsmith Ngoja and Reva-gvuṇḍa. It is dated Caitra, Ādityavra (Sunday), Śaka year 1075, the cyclic year being Śrīmukha.

The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryrēva (रे�) [or रेंव, rēṃva].—f Fine gravel or sand. 2 The grit or sand (of grain, sugar, milk). 3 n fig. Cirrocumulus state of the clouds; mackerel-back-sky: also a distinct cloud of the cirro-cumulus charac- ter. v nigha, caḍha, vha, pasara, & vira, nikhra, viraḷa.
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ŧ (रेवा) [or रेंव�, rēṃv].—m Gravel or small pebbles: also sand coarse or fine: also grit and dirt (as in grain, sugar &c.); grit in victuals; as pōṭnta annc ŧ basal. 2 Dense and swagging gathering of clouds (mēghñc-pvasc ŧ): gathered stuff or material generally; as mōrīmadhyē� ŧ jamal -basal-bharal-dṭal; also rētīc -gḷc -kērc -ŧ. 3 ŧ is used also in the sense of Cirro-cumulus form of cloud; and also of Haze or vapory dimness. v dhara, jama, paḍa, nigha, & viraḷa, vira. Note. These varying senses are unquestionably amongst the people; and until a literature arise to discriminate and determine, the popular usus will hold, as indeed it should hold, its inflexibility and its authority.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishrēva (रे�).�f Fomd grave; the grit or sand (of grain).
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ŧ (रेवा).�m Gravel or small pebbles; grit and dirt.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary(रेवा).�
1) Name of the river ; रेवारोधस� वेतसीतरुतले चेतः समुत्कण्ठत� (revrodhasi vetasītarutale ceta� samutkaṇṭhate) K. P.1; R.6.43; Meghadūta 19.
2) The indigo plant.
3) Name of Rati.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary(रेवा).—f.
(-) 1. The Narbadda, or Narmada river, which rises in the mountain Amrakuta, or Amarkantak, in the province of Gondwana and runs nearly due west about 750 miles, when it falls into the sea below Baroach. 2. Rati, the wife of Kama. 3. The indigoplant. E. rev to flow, aff. ac .
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary(रेवा).� (akin to revant), f. 1. The river, [Meghadūta, (ed. Gildemeister.)] 19. 2. The wife of Kma. 3. The indigo plant.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryReva (रे�).—[masculine] [Name] of a man; [feminine] [Name] of a river ( = narmad).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Reva (रे�):—[from reb] m. Name of a son of Ānarta and father of Raivata, [Harivaṃśa]
2) (रेवा):—[from reva > reb] a f. See below
3) Reva (रे�):—[from reb] n. Name of various Smans, [Ārṣeya-brhmaṇa]
4) (रेवा):—[from reb] b f. the indigo plant, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
5) [v.s. ...] Name of Rati (the wife of Kma-deva), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
6) [v.s. ...] (in music) a [particular] Rga, [Saṃgīta-srasaṃgraha]
7) [v.s. ...] Name of the Narma-d or Nerbudda river (which rises in one of the Vindhya mountains called Āmra-kūṭa or more commonly Amara-kaṇṭaka in Gondwana, and after a westerly course of about 800 miles falls into the sea below Broach), [Kvya literature; Varha-mihira etc.]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Reva (रे�):�(ṅa) revate 1. d. To go by leaps or jumps; to jump; to flow.
2) (रेवा):�(v) 1. f. The Narbuddha river; Kma’s wife; Indigo plant.
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusRēva (ರೇ�):�
1) [noun] a mighty river of Central India that runs for 801 miles which finally discharges into the Arabian sea, considered as one of the holy rivers of India; river.
2) [noun] the plant indigofera tinctoria of Papilionaceae family.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+10): Revacinna, Revacinni, Revadigara, Revadigida, Revaka, Revakhanda, Reval chinni mara, Revalcinni, Revalvar, Revamahatmya, Revanasiddha, Revandchini, Revant, Revantamanusu, Revantottara, Revastuti, Revat, Revat-chini, Revata, Revatchini.
Full-text (+78): Revata, Revakhanda, Revamahatmya, Mahishmati, Induja, Purvaganga, Dagadavaraci-reva, Revottaras, Revastuti, Raivata, Jvaleshvara, Narmada, Irevai, Gajareva, Revagavunda, Revatthera, Barjaha, Reb, Tautesha, Dadhiskanda.
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The history of Andhra country (1000 AD - 1500 AD) (by Yashoda Devi)
Part 1 - Beta I (A. D. 1050-1081 or 1091) < [Chapter V - The Kotas (A.D. 1100-1270)]
Part 5 - Betaraja II (A.D. 1127-1148) < [Chapter V - The Kotas (A.D. 1100-1270)]
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Srila Gurudeva (The Supreme Treasure) (by Swami Bhaktivedanta Madhava Maharaja)
The Sampradaya (disciplic succession) < [Chapter 1.1 - Śrī Guru Tattva and Śrī Guru Sevaka]
Śrī Ramaṇa-mñjarī-aṣṭakam (visamavṛttena viracitam) < [Chapter 2.18 - Prayers to Śrīla Gurudeva]
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Studies in the Upapuranas (by R. C. Hazra)
Chapter 9.6 - The Bhagavata-upapurana (study)
Chapter 9.5 - The Barhaspatya-purana (study)
Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
Chapter 23 - The Sage Lomaśa Comes to the Help of the Goblins < [Section 3 - Svarga-khaṇḍa (section on the heavens)]
Chapter 92 - The Greatness of < [Section 2 - Bhūmi-khaṇḍa (section on the earth)]
Chapter 30 - Sulobha and Śapharah; Suśaṅkha and Sunīth < [Section 2 - Bhūmi-khaṇḍa (section on the earth)]