Dhavana, Dhāvana: 19 definitions
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Dhavana has 18 English definitions available.
Alternative spellings of this word include Dhavan.
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchDhāvana (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 FassungDhāvana (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.
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Starts with: Dhavanaka, Dhavanamarga, Dhavanaya, Dhavanaya, Tavanai, Tavanaiccittu, Tavanaikkanakku, Tavanaikkatai, Tavanaikkirayam, Tavanaimariyal, Tavanaimutakkam, Tavanaippanam, Tavanaipporuttu, Tavanaippuli, Tavanaittirattu, Tavanaivatti, Tavanan, Tavanappuli.
Ends with (+16): Abhidhavana, Adhavana, Andhavana, Anudhavana, Apadhavana, Avadhavana, Biladhavana, Buddhavana, Dantadhavana, Dhordhavana, Gamdhavana, Gondhavana, Kadhavana, Koshadhavana, Mamsadhavana, Manahshilacandanadhavana, Maryadadhavana, Medhavana, Nirdhavana, Odhavana.
Full-text (+18): Dhuvana, Anudhavana, Abhidhavana, Vidhavana, Dantadhavana, Upadhavana, Pradhavana, Padadhavanika, Maryadadhavana, Manahshilacandanadhavana, Dhovana, Vidhavya, Dantadhavanaprakarana, Avadhavana, Apadruta, Koshadhavana, Dhuvanem, Adhavana, Dhoana, Padadhavana.
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Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī)
Verse 2.4.62 < [Part 4 - Transient Ecstatic Disturbances (vyābhicāri-bhāva)]
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Verse 2.4.80 < [Part 4 - Transient Ecstatic Disturbances (vyābhicāri-bhāva)]
Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
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Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 2.7.26 < [Chapter 7 - The Meeting of Gadādhara and Puṇḍarīka]
Amarakoshodghatana of Kshirasvamin (study) (by A. Yamuna Devi)
Fauna (5): Domesticated Animals (b): Horse (Aśva) < [Chapter 5 - Aspects of Nature]
Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
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Bhesajjakkhandhaka (Chapter on Medicine) (by Hin-tak Sik)
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