Tavarga, Ṭavarga: 8 definitions

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Tavarga 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.

Alternative spellings of this word include Javarg.

In Hinduism

Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)

Source: Wisdom Library: Nāṭya-śāstra

Ṭavarga (टवर्ग) and Tavarga (तवर्ग) are Sanskrit technical terms referring to a group of letters. According to the Saṅgītaratnākara 4.60-61, the ṭavarga group is presided over by the deity named Jīva (Guru). The tavarga group is presided over by the deity named Śukra.

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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

Tavarga (तवर्ग).—The two sides of the navel 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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Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)

Source: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammar

Ṭavarga (टवर्ग).—The class of lingual consonants; the same as टु (ṭu) in Panini.

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Tavarga (तवर्ग).—The class of dental consonants viz. त्, थ्, द्, ध् (t, th, d, dh) and न; cf. विभक्तौ तवर्गप्रतिषेधोऽतद्धिते (vibhaktau tavargapratiṣedho'taddhite) P.I 3,4 Vart. 1.

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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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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

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

1) Ṭavarga (टवर्ग):—[=ṭa-varga] [from ṭa] m. the cerebral consonants collectively, [Taittirīya-prātiśākhya; Pāṇini; Kāśikā-vṛtti]

2) Tavarga (तवर्ग):—[=ta-varga] [from ta] m. the dental consonants collectively, [Taittirīya-prātiśākhya]

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Tavarga (तवर्ग) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Tavagga.

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Tavarga 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

Ṭavarga (टवर्ग) [Also spelled javarg]:—(nm) the third pentad of the Devnagri: alphabet incorporating the letters [ṭa, ṭha, ḍa, ḍha], and [ṇa].

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Ṭavarga (ಟವರ್ಗ):—[noun] the third of the five sets of classified consonants in Kannaḍa consisting of 'ಟ್, ಠ್, ಡ್, ಢ್ [t, th, d, dh] & ಣ್ [n]'.

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Tavarga (ತವರ್ಗ):—[noun] the set of consonants ತ, ಥ, ದ, ಧ [ta, tha, da, dha] and ನ.

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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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