Dhavana, Dhāvana: 19 definitions

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Dhavana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit, 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.

Dhavana has 18 English definitions available.

Alternative spellings of this word include Dhavan.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[Deutsch Wörterbuch]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger Wörterbuch

Dhāvana (धावन):—1. (von 1. dhāv) n. das Laufen [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa 3, 3, 244.] [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha 3, 385.] [Medinīkoṣa Nalopākhyāna 79.] [Suśruta 1, 262, 5.] laṅghanaplavanadhāvanasamarthairaśvaiḥ das Galoppiren [GAUḌAP.] zu [SĀṂKHYAK. 17.] [Sāhityadarpana 12, 2.] Anlauf, Angriff: grāme grāme sthi tairaśvairdhāvanaṃ pratiṣiddhavān [Rājataraṅgiṇī 1, 114.]

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Dhāvana (धावन):—2. (von 2. dhāv) n. das Abreiben, Abwaschen, Abspülen, Einreiben [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa 3, 3, 244.] [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha 3, 385.] [Medinīkoṣa Nalopākhyāna 79.] [Suśruta 2, 127, 9.] surasādirhitastatra dhāvane pūraṇe tathā [15, 6. 353, 17.] pāda [Mahābhārata 3, 2599. 13415.] [Rāmāyaṇa 1, 9, 58 (Gorresio 57).] mīnadhāvanatoya Wasser in dem Fische gewaschen worden sind [Suśruta 2, 2, 20.] māṃsadhāvana (= māṃsadhāvanatoya) [1, 84, 17. 259. 13. 2, 193, 9.] manaḥśilācandana ein flüssiges Präparat von rothem Arsenik und Sandel [Rāmāyaṇa 6, 96, 3.] [Gorresio] fasst das letzte Wort in der Bed. von dhāvani auf. — Vgl. danta (über den Accent dieses Wortes s. [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 6, 2, 150,] [Scholiast]).

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Dhāvana (धावन):—3. (wohl von 1. dhāv) m. Bez. eines über Waffen gesprochenen Zauberspruches [Rāmāyaṇa Gorresio 1, 31, 9.]

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Dhāvana (धावन):—2. nom. ag. in bila .

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer Fassung

Dhāvana (धावन):—1. n.

1) das Laufen , Galoppiren.

2) Anlauf , Angriff.

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Dhāvana (धावन):—2. —

1) Adj. reibend , abreibend in biladhāvana. —

2) n. — a) das Abreiben , Abwaschen , Abspülen , Einreiben. — b) am Ende eines Comp. Wasser , in dem Etwas abgewaschen oder hineingethan worden ist.

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Dhāvana (धावन):—3. m. ein best. über Waffen gesprochener Zauberspruch.

context information

Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), 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.

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