Citravana, Citra-vana: 5 definitions
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Citravana 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.
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryCitravana (चित्रवन).—Name of a forest near the Gaṇḍakī.
Derivable forms: citravanam (चित्रवनम्).
Citravana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms citra and vana (वन).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryCitravana (चित्रवन).—n. the name of a forest, [Hitopadeśa] 14, 16. Tapovana, i. e.
Citravana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms citra and vana (वन).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Citravana (चित्रवन):—[=citra-vana] [from citra > cit] n. ‘of variegated appearance (See sub voce citra)’, Name of a wood near the Gaṇḍakī, [Hitopadeśa i, 2, 34/35]
2) [v.s. ...] cf. citraka.
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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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Full-text: Citraka.
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