Sadhava, Sadhavā: 8 definitions
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Sadhava means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, 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.
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarysadhavā (सधवा).—f S (sa With, dhava Husband. A formation to oppose vidhavā A widow.) A woman whose husband is alive.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishsadhavā (सधवा).—f A woman whose husband is alive.
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: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionarySadhavā (सधवा).—f.
(-vā) Wife, whose husband is living. E. sa for saha with, dhava a husband.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Sadhavā (सधवा):—[=sa-dhavā] [from sa > sa-dhana] f. idem (cf. vi-dhavā).
2) Sādhava (साधव):—[from sādh] n. ([from] sādhu) [gana] pṛthv-ādi.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionarySadhavā (सधवा):—[sa-dhavā] (vā) 1. f. A wife whose husband is living.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Sādhava (साधव) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Sāhava.
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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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary1) Sadhavā (सधवा) [Also spelled sadhva]:—(a and nf) (a woman) whose husband is living.
2) Sadhāva (सधाव):—(nm) state or fact of being trained; stability, equilibrium.
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See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Dhava, Sha, Ca.
Starts with: Catavakanam, Catavakanan, Cataval, Catavartti, Catavarttu, Sadhavastri.
Ends with: Ragashadhava.
Full-text (+15): Nimaya, Sadhavastri, Sahava, Vidhava, Aupamya, Sadhwa, Satava, Sadhva, Vigarh, Tirthabhuta, Doshagrahin, Atmambhari, Pramita, Puravritta, Amna, Tapasya, Kikata, Dikshita, Daya, Aprayukta.
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Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 1.15.47 < [Chapter 15 - Revelation of the Universal Form to Nanda’s Wife]
Verse 2.5.37 < [Chapter 5 - The Liberation of Bakāsura]
Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
Text 2.7 < [Chapter 2 - The Natures of Words (śabda)]
Text 7.132 < [Chapter 7 - Literary Faults]
Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)
Verse 2.1.200 < [Chapter 1 - Vairāgya (renunciation)]
Verse 2.1.152 < [Chapter 1 - Vairāgya (renunciation)]
Verse 1.3.77 < [Chapter 3 - Prapañcātīta (beyond the Material Plane)]
Vakyapadiya of Bhartrihari (by K. A. Subramania Iyer)
Verse 2.362 < [Book 2 - Vākya-kāṇḍa]
Verse 1.150 < [Book 1 - Brahma-kāṇḍa (or Āgama-samuccaya)]
Verse 2.109 < [Book 2 - Vākya-kāṇḍa]
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 9.68 < [Section IV - Duties of Women in Times of Distress (niyoga)]
Verse 8.311 < [Section XLIII - Theft (steya)]
Verse 9.99 < [Section X - Impropriety of the Nuptial Fee]