Purnavatara, ūṇāv, Purna-avatara: 6 definitions
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Purnavatara means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi. 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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Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarypūrṇāvatāra (पूर्णावतार).—m (S) A full incarnation of the Deity,--an incarnation having the sixteen 첹 of Deity.
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryūṇāv (पूर्णावतार).—Name of the fourth, seventh and eighth incarnations of Viṣṇu.
Derivable forms: ūṇāv� (पूर्णावतार�).
ūṇāv is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ūṇa and (अवता�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionaryūṇāv (पूर्णावतार):—[from ūṇa > pūra] m. Name of the 4th, 7th and 8th incarnations of Viṣṇu, [Apte’s The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
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.
Hindi dictionary
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryūṇāv (पूर्णावतार):�(nm) the perfect incarnation.
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Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusūṇāv (ಪೂರ್ಣಾವತಾರ):—[noun] any of the several incarnations of the Supreme Being in which the Supreme qualities or characteristics are completely manifested.
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 Dictionaryūṇāv (पूर्णावतार):—n. complete incarnation of god; perfect man;
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)
Partial matches: Purna, Atara, Avatara.
Full-text: Purnavatar, Amshavatara.
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Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
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Shiva Gita (study and summary) (by K. V. Anantharaman)
Chapter 16 - Establishment of Competency to follow (gītādhikāri-nirūpaṇa)
Vaishnava Myths in the Puranas (by Kum. Geeta P. Kurandwad)
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Brahma Purana (by G. P. Bhatt)
Bhagavata Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
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