Dhanvan: 10 definitions
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Dhanvan 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
General definition (in Hinduism)
: archive.org: Vedic index of Names and Subjects1) Dhanvan (啶оえ啷嵿さ啶ㄠ, 鈥榖ow鈥�) is found frequently in the Rigveda and later. It also occurs in the compounds 颈峁-诲丑补苍惫补, 鈥榖ow and arrow鈥�, 腻箩测补-诲丑补苍惫补, 鈥榟aving clarified butter for its bow鈥�, adhijya-dhanva, 鈥榖ow with string fixed鈥�, etc. Cf. Dhanus.
2. Dhanvan (啶оえ啷嵿さ啶ㄠ, 鈥榙esert鈥�) is repeatedly mentioned in the Rigveda1 and later.2 Death from thirst in the desert was not rare, and the value of a spring in the desert was fully appreciated. The great desert east of the Sindhu (Indus) and the 艢utudr墨 (Sutlej) is possibly referred to in one hymn of the Rigveda.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryDhanvan (啶оえ啷嵿さ啶ㄠ).鈥�m., n.
1) A dry soil, desert, waste: 啶忇さ啶� 啶оえ啷嵿さ啶ㄠた 啶氞ぎ啷嵿お啶曕じ啷嵿く 啶膏啶侧 啶膏啶灌ぞ啶班す啷囙い啶距さ啶た (eva峁� dhanvani campakasya sakale sa峁僪膩rahet膩vapi) Bv.1.31; Mah膩bh膩rata (Bombay) 1.175.5.
2) Shore, firm land.
3) The sky.
4) A bow; 啶曕た啶ぞ啶む啶き啶�- 啶оえ啷嵿さ啶ㄠぞ 啶う啶� 啶膏啶膏啶啶むぞ啶� 啶曕啶ㄠ啶むげ啶距 (kim膩tmabhava- dhanvan膩 yadi susa峁儁ut膩岣� kuntal膩岣�) Mv.6.9.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryDhanvan (啶оえ啷嵿さ啶ㄠ).鈥攎n.
(-苍惫腻-苍惫补峁�) A bow. m.
(-苍惫腻) A country scantily supplied with water, a desert, a waste. n.
(-苍惫补峁�) A firm spot, land, ground. E. dhanvi Sautra root, to go or move, (by or on which,) and kanin Unadi affix; also with ac affix dhanva.
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Dhanvan (啶оえ啷嵿さ啶ㄠ).鈥攎.
(-苍惫补岣�) A medicinal plant, commonly called D'haminiya or D'hamin.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryDhanvan (啶оえ啷嵿さ啶ㄠ).鈥擨. (a curtailed form of dhanvant, cf. dhanus), n. A bow; in the classic language almost always latter part of comp. adj. or sbst. derived from adjectives, e. g. udyata- (vb. yam), adj. With raised bow, [搁腻尘腻测补峁嘺] 2, 91, 10 Gorr. kusuma-, pu峁a-, m. K膩ma, the god of love (properly, adj. Having a bow made of flowers), [Prabodhacandrodaya, (ed. Brockhaus.)] 72, 11. 驳腻峁囜笉墨惫补-, m. A name of Arjuna, [Meghad奴ta, (ed. Gildemeister.)] 49. Ii. m. and n. A country scantily supplied with water, a desert, [惭腻苍补惫补诲丑补谤尘补艣腻蝉迟谤补] 7, 70 (v. r.).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryDhanvan (啶оえ啷嵿さ啶ㄠ).鈥�1. [neuter] bow (later mostly 鈥斅�).
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Dhanvan (啶оえ啷嵿さ啶ㄠ).鈥�2. [neuter] [masculine] dry land, desert, shore.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Dhanvan (啶оえ啷嵿さ啶ㄠ):鈥擺from dhanv] n. a bow, [峁歡-veda] etc. ([especially] ifc.; cf. asthi-, ugra-, 办峁辫谤补etc., and, [P膩峁噄ni 5-4, 132 etc.; V膩mana鈥檚 K膩vy膩la峁僰膩rav峁泃ti v, 2, 67])
2) [v.s. ...] rain-bow, [M膩nava-g峁沨ya-s奴tra i, 4]
3) [v.s. ...] the sign of the zodiac Sagittarius, [Jyoti峁]
4) [v.s. ...] (also m.) dry soil, shore (samudasya; cf. dhanu)
5) [v.s. ...] a desert, a waste, [峁歡-veda] etc. etc.
6) [v.s. ...] m. Alhagi Maurorum, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal膩yudha, hemacandra, etc.]
7) [v.s. ...] Name of a country, [Bh膩gavata-pur膩峁嘺] (Cf. dhanu, nus.)
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryDhanvan (啶оえ啷嵿さ啶ㄠ):鈥擺(nv膩-苍惫补峁�)] 5. m. 1. n. A bow. m. A desert. n. Terra firma.
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), 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.
Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryDhanvan is another spelling for 啶оえ啶掂ぞ啶ㄠ [诲丑补苍补惫腻苍].鈥攁dj. wealthy; rich; affluent; well-to-do;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+10): Danvantri, Dhanvadurga, Dhanvamtri, Dhanvana, Dhanvanacchada, Dhanvanah, Dhanvanavrksam, Dhanvanchhada, Dhanvanga, Dhanvangah, Dhanvantara, Dhanvantarabalataila, Dhanvantaraghrita, Dhanvantaram, Dhanvantaramrupa, Dhanvantari, Dhanvantarigrantha, Dhanvantarigrasta, Dhanvantarigunagunayogashata, Dhanvantarinighantu.
Full-text (+83): Dridhadhanvan, Pushpadhanvan, Dhanvadurga, Sudhanvan, Shailadhanvan, Asthidhanvan, Sharngadhanvan, Ugradhanvan, Shuladhanvan, Viradhanvan, Svadudhanvan, Atidhanvan, Gandivadhanvan, Marudhanvan, Kusumadhanvan, Abaladhanvan, Kritadhanvan, Kshipradhanvan, Chinnadhanvan, Bhimadhanvan.
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Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Page 187 < [Volume 5 (1909)]
Discovery of Sanskrit Treasures (seven volumes) (by Satya Vrat Shastri)
8. Sanskrit Synonyms (Study) < [Volume 1 - Grammer and Linguistics]
International Ayurvedic Medical Journal
A conceptual review work on the treatment of kaphaj prameha in ayurveda < [2022, Issue 3, March]
Architectural data in the Puranas (by Sharda Devi)
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Narada Purana (English translation) (by G. V. Tagare)
1.2. The M奴la Pur膩峁嘺s < [Introduction]