Dhanvantara: 5 definitions
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchDhanvantara (धन्वन्तर):—1. (1. dhanu + antara) n. eine Strecke —, eine Entfernung von einem Dhanu oder [4] Hasta [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa 2, 2, 3.] daśa rāṇi [Mahābhārata 8, 4224.] — Vgl. dhānvantara .
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Dhanvantara (धन्वन्तर):—2. m. Nebenform von dhanvantari; ihm wird eine Speisegabe (bali) nach Nordost hin dargebracht [Mahābhārata 13, 4662] (vgl. dhanvantari [Mārkāṇḍeyapurāṇa 29, 17]). als Beiname von Śiva [7, 9536.]
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Dhānvantara (धान्वन्तर):—adj. von dhanvantari [?2. Suśruta 2, 80, 19. Bhāgavatapurāṇa 1, 3, 17. Bei UJJVAL. zu Uṇādisūtra 1, 7] verbessert [AUFRECHT] dhanvantaram in dhānvantaram und fasst dieses offenbar als Titel eines Werkes. Es ist aber wohl dhanvantaram beizubehalten und dieses als zweites Beispiel für den Stamm dhanu anzusehen.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungDhanvantara (धन्वन्तर):—n. —
1) eine Strecke — , eine Entfernung von einem Dhann oder 4 Hasta. —
2) als Beiname Śiva’s [Mahābhārata 7,202,45] von [Nīlakaṇṭha] als Bogensehne gefasst ( dhanuṣi antare madhye stīti dhanvantaraṃ maurvī). —
3) dhanvantare [Mahābhārata 13,4662] fehlerhaft für dhanvantareḥ.
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Dhānvantara (धान्वन्तर):—Adj. zu dhanvantari in Beziehung stehend.
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Partial matches: Dhanv, Antara.
Starts with: Dhanvantarabalataila, Dhanvantaraghrita, Dhanvantaram, Dhanvantaramrupa.
Full-text: Dhanvantaram, Stoma, Dhanu, Dhanvantari.
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The Garuda Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
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Sushruta Samhita, volume 4: Cikitsasthana (by Kaviraj Kunja Lal Bhishagratna)
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 54 - Dīrghatapas Goes to Heaven < [Section 3 - Revā-khaṇḍa]
Chapter 7 - The Appearance (Origin) of Somanātha < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]
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