Adhvagantavya, Adhvan-gantavya: 3 definitions
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAdhvagantavya (अध्वगन्तव्य).—[ṣa. ta.] measure of length applicable to roads; कालभावा- ध्वगन्तव्यः (kālabhāvā- dhvagantavyaḥ) Mahābhārata Vārt. on P.1.4.51.
Derivable forms: adhvagantavyaḥ (अध्वगन्तव्यः).
Adhvagantavya is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms adhvan and gantavya (गन्तव्य). See also (synonyms): adhvagatyanta.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryAdhvagantavya (अध्वगन्तव्य):—[=adhva-gantavya] [from adhva > adhvan] m. measure of length applicable to roads.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English DictionaryAdhvagantavya (अध्वगन्तव्य):—[karmadharaya compound] m.
(-vyaḥ) Measure of distance, as a Krośa, a Yojana &c. E. adhvan and gantavya; an irregular compound, instead of gantavyādhvan.
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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Partial matches: Adhvan, Gantavya.
Full-text: Adhvagatyanta.
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