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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

kēva (केव) [or केंव, kēṃva].—f (Usually kīṃva q. v.) Pitiful complaining or begging.

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kēvā (केवा).—m Stock, store, fund, treasure. 2 Money, hard cash. 3 Weight, importance, dignity, estimation. Ex. mī yamālā bhiṇāra nāhīṃ maga tujhā kēvā kāya? ṭhaka paḍilēṃ kamalōdbhavā || āmucā kēvā tō kitī ||. Neg. con. See under kimmata.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

kēvā (केवा).—m Stock, fund. Hard cash. Weight, importance, estimation. Ex. mī yamālā bhiṇāra nāhī, maga tujhā kēvā kāya?.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Keva (केव).—(in AMg. and other Prakrit in cpds. only; see keva-cira, keva-rūpa; and compare kevaka, kevatika, kevat- taka), how many? Kāśyapa Parivarta 147.7 (prose) keva yuṣmākaṃ sabrahmacāriṇa(ḥ), how many are living the religious life with you? A theory of the origin of the word in Pischel 149; but more likely keva was formed as rime-word to eva- (= Sanskrit evam); note particularly keva-rūpa: eva(ṃ)rūpa.—In MPS 34.53 read (ke)vaṃ for ed. (kī)van (ms. vaṃ, after lacuna), how great? (prāsādaṃ).

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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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Kēva (ಕೇವ):—

1) [noun] the quality or condition of being safe and happy; freedom from danger, injury, sickness or damage; security; safety; welfare.

2) [noun] (dial.) the quality of being arrogant, overbearing; arrogance; pride.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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Starts with (+126): Kevaaiyam, Kevachira, Kevacira, Kevada, Kevadha, Kevadhyanda, Kevadhyandam, Kevadi, Kevadyaca Khapa, Kevadyacem Kanisa, Kevaiya, Kevajra, Kevaka, Keval, Kevala, Kevalaa, Kevalabarhis, Kevalabhakti, Kevalabhu, Kevalabodha.

Ends with: Ukkeva, Urkeva.

Full-text: Kivant, Kev, Kevacira, Kevi, Shyenavapata, Kevattaka, Kevarupa, Kimmata, Kevatika, Eval, Nanda, Evarupa, Tolu, Dhava.

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Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)

Verse 1.6.116-117 < [Chapter 6 - Priyatama (the most beloved devotees)]

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The Mahavastu (great story) (by J. J. Jones)

Chapter XXI - Former Buddhas < [Volume III]

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