Tunira, Tūṇira, Tūṇīra: 15 definitions
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Tunira means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Tunir.
In Hinduism
Dhanurveda (science of warfare)
Source: Wisdom Library: DhanurvedaTūṇīra (तूणीर) refers to a weapon (“quiver”). It is a Sanskrit word defined in the Dhanurveda-saṃhitā, which contains a list of no less than 117 weapons. The Dhanurveda-saṃhitā is said to have been composed by the sage Vasiṣṭha, who in turn transmitted it trough a tradition of sages, which can eventually be traced to Śiva and Brahmā.
Dhanurveda (धनुर्वेद) refers to the “knowledge of warfare” and, as an upaveda, is associated with the Ṛgveda. It contains instructions on warfare, archery and ancient Indian martial arts, dating back to the 2nd-3rd millennium BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarytūṇīra : (m.) a quiver.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryTūṇira, =tūṇī, Vism. 251. (Page 306)
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.
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishtūṇīra (तूणीर).—m A quiver.
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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryTūṇīra (तूणीर).—A quiver.
Derivable forms: tūṇīraḥ (तूणीरः), tūṇīram (तूणीरम्).
See also (synonyms): tūṇi.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryTūṇīra (तूणीर).—m.
(-raḥ) A quiver. E. tūṇa to be filled (with arrows), īraṇ aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryTūṇīra (तूणीर).—[tūṇī + ra] (see tūṇa), m. and n. A quiver, Mahābhārata 7, 1271; Mahābhārata 6, 2288.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryTūṇīra (तूणीर).—[masculine] = [preceding] [masculine]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryTūṇīra (तूणीर):—[from tūṇīka > tūṇa] m. = ṇa, [Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa; Mālavikāgnimitra v, 10]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryTūṇīra (तूणीर):—(raḥ) 1. m. A quiver.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Tūṇīra (तूणीर) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Toṇīra.
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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 dictionaryTūṇīra (तूणीर) [Also spelled tunir]:—(nm) a quiver (for keeping arrows).
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusTūṇīra (ತೂಣೀರ):—[noun] a case for holding or carrying arrows; a quiver.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Tuniram, Tunirastava, Tuniravant, Tuniravat, Tuniray, Tunirayamana.
Ends with: Akshayatunira, Baddhatunira.
Full-text: Tuniram, Tuniravant, Baddhatunira, Tuna, Tuni, Tuniravat, Tonira, Tunirayamana, Tunir, Tunhira, Saṇhaka.
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