Maurva: 7 definitions
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Maurva 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.
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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryMaurva (मौर्�).�a. (-ī f.) Made of Mūrvā plant; मौर्व्या मेखलया नियन्त्रितमधोवासश्� माञ्जिष्ठकम् (maurvyā mekhalayā niyantritamadhovāsaśca māñjiṣṭhakam) Uttararāmacarita 4.2; Mv.1.18.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryMaurva (मौर्�).—i. e. ū + a, I. adj., f. ī, Made of ū, [Բśٰ] 2, 42. Ii. f. ī, A bowstring, [Śākuntala, (ed. Böhtlingk.)] [distich] 13.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryMaurva (मौर्�).—[feminine] ī Mūrvā (a kind of hemp); [feminine] ī (scil. ) such a girdle.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Maurva (मौर्�):—[from maurava] 1. maurva mf(ī)n. made from the iron called muru, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
2) 2. maurva mf(ī)n. ([from] ū) made of the Sanseviera Roxburghiana, coming from or relating to Mūrvā or bow-string hemp, [Gṛhya-sūtra and śrauta-sūtra; Manu-smṛti; Mahābhārata]
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusMaurva (ಮೌರ್�):—[adjective] made of iron.
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Maurva (ಮೌರ್�):—[noun] a dark brown horse.
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)
Full-text: Murva, Maurvi, Maurvimekhalin, Maurvika, Muru, Maya.
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Atharvaveda ancillary literature (Study) (by B. R. Modak)
Part 3.1 - The Kausika Sutra (introduction and summary) < [Chapter 1 - Ancillary Literature of the Atharvaveda (other than the Parisistas)]