Kavera, Kāvera: 8 definitions

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Kavera means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India. 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.

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

Kāvera (कावेर):—

1) n. Safran [Jaṭādhara im Śabdakalpadruma] —

2) f. ī a) Gelbwurz. — b) Hure [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha 3, 537.] [Medinīkoṣa r. 134.] — c) Nomen proprium eines Flusses [Amarakoṣa 1, 2, 3, 34.] [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa 1, 2, 32.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 1084.] [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha] [Medinīkoṣa] [Hārāvalī 151.] [Lassen’s Indische Alterthumskunde I, 159. fgg.] [Mahābhārata 2, 372. 3, 8164. 12910. 14232. 13, 7648.] [Harivaṃśa 12825.] [Rāmāyaṇa 4, 41, 21. 25.] [Raghuvaṃśa 4, 45.] [Kathāsaritsāgara 19, 95.] [Rājataraṅgiṇī 4, 155.] [KĀD.] in [morgenländischen Gesellschaft 7, 583.] [Viṣṇupurāṇa 182.] [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 5, 19, 18. 7, 13, 12.] Nach der Legende eine Tochter Yuvanāśva’s und Gemahlin Jahnu's, in Folge eines Fluchs des Vaters aus der Hälfte der Gaṅgā (daher auch ardhagaṅgā, ardhajāhnavī genannt) in einen Fluss umgewandelt, [Harivaṃśa 1421. fg.] [1761. fg.] kāverīpuraghaṭṭa [Lassen’s Indische Alterthumskunde I, 160.]

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Kāvera (कावेर):—

2) c) [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S.5,64.] [Oxforder Handschriften 42,a,24. 67,a,12. 84,a,1. fgg.] [kāvyādarśa.3,166.] Vgl. kaverakanyā .

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

Kāvera (कावेर):——

1) *n. Saffran.

2) f. ī — a) *Gelbwurz. — b) *Hure. — c) Nomen proprium eines Flusses. Nach der Legende eine Tochter Yuvanāśva’s und Gattin Jahnu's. Vgl. [VP.².2,148,N.]

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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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