Havi: 7 definitions
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) Havi (啶灌さ啶�).鈥擜 god of Sut膩r膩 group.*
- * Brahm膩峁囜笉a-pur膩峁嘺 IV. 1. 90.
1b) A son of C膩k峁峁 Manu.*
- * Matsya-pur膩峁嘺 4. 41.
1c) An oblation; often comes with kavyam; a compound word, havyakavyam.*
- * Matsya-pur膩峁嘺 7. 25; 22. 59.
1d) A deva of the Harita group.*
- * V膩yu-pur膩峁嘺 100. 88.
1e) One of the ten branches of Sup膩r膩 group of devas.*
- * V膩yu-pur膩峁嘺 100. 94.
The Purana (啶啶班ぞ啶�, pur膩峁嘺s) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India鈥檚 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
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryhavi (啶灌さ啶�).鈥攏 (S havis) Any article (as clarified butter, rice &c.) to be offered or fit for offering by fire to the deities.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishhavi (啶灌さ啶�).鈥�n An article of offering to deities by fire.
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.
Hindi dictionary
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary1) Havi (啶灌さ啶�):鈥�(nm) see [丑补惫颈峁补].
2) H膩v墨 (啶灌ぞ啶掂):鈥�(a) dominant; —[丑辞苍腻] to dominate.
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Prakrit-English dictionary
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionaryHavi (啶灌さ啶�) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Havis.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusHavi (嗖灌驳嗖�):鈥�
1) [noun] anything that is offered to a god as an oblation.
2) [noun] clarified butter; ghee.
3) [noun] water.
4) [noun] 艢iva.
5) [noun] the act of offering with fire; oblation.
6) [noun] that anything that is generally eaten; food.
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Havi (嗖灌驳嗖�):鈥擺noun] fire.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryHavi (啶灌さ啶�):鈥攏. oblational or sacrificial materials;
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 (+13): Havidhra, Havige, Havigol, Havih, Havihsamstha, Havihshala, Havihshesha, Havihsheshabhaksha, Havihshravas, Havija, Havika, Haviman, Havin, Havinetra, Havir, Havirad, Havirada, Haviradya, Havirahuti, Havirantarana.
Full-text (+176): Havis, Havihshesha, Havirbhuj, Havirashana, Mahahavis, Havihsamstha, Havihshravas, Devahavis, Ratahavis, Haviryajin, Punarhavis, Havih, Ratnahavis, Ajyahavis, Tanuhavis, Pavamanahavis, Trihavis, Ahavis, Purohavis, Havihshala.
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Soma in Vedic Mythology and Ritual (study) (by Anjana Chakraborty)
Chapter 3(f) - Carrying of Fire, Soma and Carts
Chapter 1(d) - A Discussion on Vedic Rituals
Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Bhagavad-gita (with Vaishnava commentaries) (by Narayana Gosvami)
Verse 4.24 < [Chapter 4 - J帽膩na-Yoga (Yoga through Transcendental Knowledge)]
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section LXXXVIII < [Anusasanika Parva]
Section LIV < [Anugita Parva]
Section LXXVIII < [Anusasanika Parva]
Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 23 - The Glory of Cakrat墨rtha: 膧ditya Gets Golden Hands < [Section 1 - Setu-m膩h膩tmya]
Chapter 37 - K峁Ｄ玶aku峁囜笉a < [Section 1 - Setu-m膩h膩tmya]
Chapter 176 - The Greatness of Pi峁単ale艣vara (pi峁単ala-墨艣vara-t墨rtha) < [Section 3 - Rev膩-kha峁囜笉a]
Kausika Sutra (study) (by V. Gopalan)
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