Chinnadhanvan: 3 definitions
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Chinnadhanvan means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Chhinnadhanvan.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryChinnadhanvan (छिन्नधन्वन्).—m.
(-nvā) A warrior whose bow has been cut or broken by his enemy’s arrow. E. chinna, and dhanvan a bow.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryChinnadhanvan (छिन्नधन्वन्):—[=chinna-dhanvan] [from chinna > chid] mfn. (a warrior) whose bow has been broken by his enemy’s arrow, [Horace H. Wilson]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryChinnadhanvan (छिन्नधन्वन्):—[chinna-dhanvan] (nvā) 1. m. A warrior having his bow broken in battle.
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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