Rasavati, Rasavatī: 8 definitions

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Rasavati means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, 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.

Alternative spellings of this word include Rasvati.

In Hinduism

Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)

Source: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammar

Rasavatī (रसवती).—Name of a commentary on his own work ' Sanksiptasara Vyakarana' by Kramadisvara,a sound scholar of grammar in the thirteenth century A.D.

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Vyakarana (व्याकरण, vyākaraṇa) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.

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Kavya (poetry)

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Source: OpenEdition books: Vividhatīrthakalpaḥ (Kāvya)

Rasavatī (रसवती) in Sanskrit (or Rasavaī in Prakrit) refers to “cooked dish, cooking”, as is mentioned in the Vividhatīrthakalpa by Jinaprabhasūri (13th century A.D.): an ancient text devoted to various Jaina holy places (tīrthas).—(CDIAL 10656: guj. Rasoī “cooking, cooked dish”; Tawney 1901 p. 156 n.8; ST p. 31, 87).

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Kavya (काव्य, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry’ and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry’.

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Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

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Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

rasavatī : (f.) kitchen.

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Rasavatī, (f.) (rasa+vant) “possessing flavours” i.e. a kitchen Vin. I, 140. (Page 567)

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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

1) Rasavatī (रसवती) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—alaṃk. B. 3, 56.

2) Rasavatī (रसवती):—additions to the Saṃkṣiptasāra grammar, by Jūmaranandin.

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

1) Rasavatī (रसवती):—[=rasa-vatī] [from rasa-vat > rasa > ras] a f. (ī) See below

2) [=rasa-vatī] [from rasa > ras] b f. a kitchen, [Kāvya literature]

3) [v.s. ...] a meal, [Hemacandra’s Pariśiṣṭaparvan]

4) [v.s. ...] Name of various works.

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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

Rasavatī (रसवती) [Also spelled rasvati]:—(a) full of [rasa] i.e. aesthetic relish; juicy.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Rasavati (ರಸವತಿ):—[noun] a room in a building, esp. a house, where food is normally cooked; a kitchen.

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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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