Ciravilva: 6 definitions
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Ciravilva means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, biology. 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.
Ciravilva has 5 English definitions available.
Alternative spellings of this word include Chiravilva.
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchCiravilva (चिरविल्व):—(cira + vi) m. Name eines Baumes, Pongamia glabra Vent. (s. karañja), [Amarakoṣa 2, 4, 2, 28.] [Ratnamālā 155.] [Mahābhārata 9, 3036.] [Rāmāyaṇa 3, 79, 34.] [Suśruta 1, 132, 7. 2, 25, 12. 284, 2.] [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 28, 5.] [Scholiast] bei [WILSON, SĀṂKHYAK. S. 64.]
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Vaisheshika-sutra with Commentary (by Nandalal Sinha)
Sūtra 3.2.4 (Marks of the existence of the Soul) < [Chapter 2 - Of the Inference of Soul and Mind]
The Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)