Samva, Sāṃvā, Shamva, Śaṃva: 9 definitions
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Samva means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, Marathi. 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.
Samva has 9 English definitions available.
The Sanskrit term Śaṃva can be transliterated into English as Samva or Shamva, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchŚaṃva (शंव):—(von 5. śam) [Vopadeva’s Grammatik 7, 31.] m. = muṣalāgrasthalauhamaṇḍalaka und vajra [Dharaṇīkoṣa im Śabdakalpadruma] — Vgl. śamba .
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+372): Camvakam, Camvarai, Camvaram, Camvarttam, Camvatam, Camvatsaravariyam, Camvekam, Samvabyaja, Samvac, Samvacaka, Samvacara, Samvaccara, Samvacchara, Samvacchiriya, Samvachaka, Samvachya, Samvacisu, Samvacya, Samvad, Samvada.
Ends with: Anusamva, Kushamva, Visamva.
Full-text (+1): Samvas, Shamyu, Shamva grass, Save, Maconda, Samvatsara, Anusamva, Brahmayashasa, Shava, Rajadhanya, Ghuni, Samvasa, Rabasa, Samvahita, Pasavinem, Samba, Idvatsara, Niddham, Savai, Samvat.
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Harivamsha Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter 97 - Vajranabha Wants to Conquer the Celestial Region < [Book 2 - Vishnu Parva]
Chapter 85 - War between Krishna and Asuras < [Book 2 - Vishnu Parva]
Chapter 98 - The Destruction of Vajranabha < [Book 2 - Vishnu Parva]
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Historical Elements in the Matsya Purana (by Chaitali Kadia)
The Devi Bhagavata Purana (by Swami Vijñanananda)
Ramayana of Valmiki (by Hari Prasad Shastri)
Chapter 3 - Hanuman enters the City < [Book 5 - Sundara-kanda]
Chapter 1 - The Departure of Hanuman < [Book 5 - Sundara-kanda]
The Garuda Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter CXXXIX - Genealogy of the princes of the lunar race < [Brihaspati (Nitisara) Samhita]