Pavarga: 7 definitions

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Pavarga means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Hindi. 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.

In Hinduism

Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)

Source: Wisdom Library: Nāṭya-śāstra

Pavarga (पवर्ग) refers to a group of letters. According to the Saṅgītaratnākara 4.60-61, the pavarga group is presided over by the deity named Saurī (Śani).

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Natyashastra (नाट्यशास्त्र, nāṭyaśāstra) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya—theatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).

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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

1a) Pavarga (पवर्ग).—Jayinī: a Śakti on Śarvarohaharacakra.*

  • * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa IV. 37. 6.

1b) The right feet of the Veda.*

  • * Vāyu-purāṇa 104. 72.
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The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Pavarga (पवर्ग):—[=pa-varga] [from pa] m. ‘the p series’, the labial series of consonants.

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Pavarga in German

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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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Hindi dictionary

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Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Pavarga (पवर्ग):—(nm) the fifth pentad of the Devnagri: script beginning with the letter [pa] and ending with [ma].

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Pavarga (ಪವರ್ಗ):—[noun] (gram.) the group of the letters p, ph, b, bh and m.

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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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Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Pavarga (पवर्ग):—n. bilabial consonants प; फ; ब; भ; म

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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

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