Karvura, Karvūra: 1 definition
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKarvura (कर्वुर).—a.
1) Variegated, or spotted; क्वचिल्लसद्घननिकुरम्बकबुरः (kvacillasadghananikurambakaburaḥ) Śiśupālavadha 17.56.
2) Of the colour of pigeons, whitish, grey; पवनैर्भस्म कपोतकर्बुरम् (pavanairbhasma kapotakarburam) Kumārasambhava 4.27.
-raḥ 1 The variegated colour.
2) Sin.
3) An evil spirit, demon.
4) The Dhattūra plant.
5) Rice growing amidst inundation.
-rā Name of a plant (varvarī).
-rī An epithet of Durgā.
-ram 1 Gold.
2) Water.
3) The Dhattūra plant.
See also (synonyms): karbura.
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Karvūra (कर्वूर).—a. Variegated.
-raḥ 1 A demon.
2) Name of a plant.
3) The variegated colour.
-rā A leech.
-ram 1 Gold.
2) Yellow orpiment.
See also (synonyms): karbūra.
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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Starts with: Karvuraka.
Full-text: Karbura.
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