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Davanala, 屹Բ, ٲԲ, Dava-anala: 11 definitions

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Davanala means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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

Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)

: ISKCON Press: Glossary

屹Բ (दावानल).—A forest fire; often refers to the self-kindled fire of material existence.

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Vaishnava (वैष्णव, vaiṣṇava) or vaishnavism (vaiṣṇavism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (‘ten avatars of Vishnu�).

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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Davanala in Purana glossary
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

屹Բ (दावानल) refers to a “forest fire� and symbolically refers to Śiva in the Śivapurṇa 1.20 while explaining the mode of worshipping an earthen phallic image (ٳ󾱱-ṅg) according to the Vedic rites:—“[...] the devotee shall meditate on Śiva seated in the middle of his seat on the pedestal in Kailsa, worshipped by Sananda and others. Śiva is a forest fire (屹Բ), as it were, for the dry wood in the form of the distress of the devotees. He is immeasurable. He is the Ornament of the universe being closely embraced by his consort, Uma�.

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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.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Davanala in Sanskrit glossary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

ٲԲ (दवान�).—a forest-conflagration; शशाम वृष्ट्यापि विना दवाग्निः (śaśma vṛṣṭypi vin 岹岵Ծ�) R.2.14; क्षुत्तृट्परीतोऽर्कदवानलानिलै� (ṣuٳṛṭ貹īٴ'첹岹ԲԾ�) Bhgavata 3.3.22; यस्य � सविध� दयित� दवदहनस्तुहिनदीधितिस्तस्य � यस्य � सविध� दयित� दवदहनस्तुहिनदीधितिस्तस्य (yasya na savidhe dayit davadahanastuhinadīdhitistasya | yasya ca savidhe dayit davadahanastuhinadīdhitistasya) || K. P.9; P. R.7.23; Bv.1.36; Meghadūta 55.

Derivable forms: 岹Բ� (दवानलः).

ٲԲ is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dava and anala (अन�). See also (synonyms): 岹岵Ծ, davadahana.

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屹Բ (दावानल).—a forest-conflagration; आनन्दमृगदावाग्नि� शीलशाखिमदद्विप� � ज्ञानदीपमहावायुरय� खलसमागमः (nandamṛga屹岵Ծ� śīlaśkhimadadvipa� | jñnadīpamahvyuraya� khalasamgama�) || Bv.1.19.34.

Derivable forms: 屹Բ� (दावानल�).

屹Բ is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms and anala (अन�). See also (synonyms): 屹岵Ծ, 屹dahana.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

屹Բ (दावानल).—m.

(-�) Fire in a forest. E. 屹, and anala fire: see the preceding.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

屹Բ (दावानल).—m. the fire of a forest conflagration, [ʲñٲԳٰ] 142, 6.

屹Բ is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms and anala (अन�).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ٲԲ (दवान�).—[masculine] the same.

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屹Բ (दावानल).—[masculine] the fire of a forest conflagration.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) ٲԲ (दवान�):—[from dava] m. idem, [iii, 30, 23; Kathsaritsgara lvi, 413] (ifc. f(). )

2) [v.s. ...] cf. dv.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

屹Բ (दावानल):—[dv+nala] (�) 1. m. Fire in a forest.

[Sanskrit to German]

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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.

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Kannada-English dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Davanala in Kannada glossary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

ٲԲ (ದವಾನ�):—[noun] = ದವದಹ� [davadahana].

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屹Բ (ದಾವಾನಲ):—[noun] a huge, destructive fire.

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Dvnaḷa (ದಾವಾನಳ):—[noun] = ದಾವಾನಲ [davanala].

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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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