Anjanavati, ñᲹ屹ī, ñᲹ屹پ, Amjanavati: 9 definitions
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexñᲹ屹ī (अञ्जनावती).—Born of Añjana (elephant); two sons� Prathitāyu and Aja�; pleasant looking and well-formed animals.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 69. 227-28; Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 7. 343-4.

The Purana (पुरा�, purāṇas) 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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryñᲹ屹پ (अञ्जनावत�).—[añjana� vidyate asyā� adhikakṛṣṇavarṇatvāt]
1) Name of the female elephant of the north-east quarter.
2) Name of a tree कावाञ्जनवृक्� (屹ñᲹԲṛkṣa).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryñᲹ屹ī (अञ्जनावती).—f. (-ī) The female-elephant of the north-east. E. ñᲹԲ, and vatup poss. aff.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryñᲹ屹ī (अञ्जनावती):—[=ñᲹ-ī] [from añjana > añj] f. the female elephant of the north-east (or the west?) quarter.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English DictionaryñᲹ屹ī (अञ्जनावती):—f.
(-ī) The female elephant of the north-east, or according to others of the west. E. ñᲹ, taddh. aff. matup.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryñᲹ屹ī (अञ्जनावती):�(ī) 3. f. A female elephant of the north-east.
[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 corpusAṃjanāvati (ಅಂಜನಾವತಿ):�
1) [noun] the female of the celestial elephant guarding the north-east quarter.
2) [noun] a mode having six notes both in ascending and descending order, a derivative of one of the main scales Gavāmbōdhi, in Karnāṭaka system of music.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Partial matches: Anjana, Vati.
Full-text: Ancanavati, Pramathi, Amjanike, Ashtadiggaja, Purusha.
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