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Source: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia

Dhvajavatī (ध्वजवती).—The daughter of the hermit Harimedha, who lived in the sky, according to the order of the Sun. (Mahābhārata Udyoga Parva, Chapter 110, Stanza 13).

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The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Dhvajavatī (ध्वजवती).—name of one of the four goddesses pro-tecting the Bodhisattva in his mother's womb: Lalitavistara 66.8. Tibetan rgyal mtshan ldan pa supports this form, not the v.l. Dhvajapatī, contrary to Foucaux's assertion.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Dhvajavatī (ध्वजवती):—[=dhvaja-vatī] [from dhvaja-vat > dhvaja > dhvañj] f. Name of a divine female (the daughter of Hari-medhas), [Mahābhārata]

2) [v.s. ...] of a divine attendant of a Bodhi-sattva, [Lalita-vistara]

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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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Partial matches: Dhvaja, Vati.

Full-text: Harimedhas, Dhvajavant.

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