Dvihayana, Dvihāyana, Dvi-hayana: 7 definitions
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchDvihāyana (द्विहायन):—(dvi + hāyana) adj. zweijährig: vatsa [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 11, 134.] f. ī [Amarakoṣa 2, 9, 68.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 1272.] [Kauśika’s Sūtra zum Atuarvaveda 69.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungDvihāyana (द्विहायन):—Adj. (f. ī) zweijährig. f. ā von Leblosem.
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