Adityavara, Ādityavāra, Aditya-vara: 9 definitions
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Adityavara means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationĀdityavāra (आदित्यवार) or Ādivāra refers to “sunday”, as defined in the Śivapurāṇa 1.14. Accordingly, “it is said that the respective merits of the different days [viz., Ādityavāra, ‘sunday’] are secured through the gratification of the gods. [...] The repetition of the mantras of the favourite deity accords the respective benefits of the day of the week. [...] The first day of the week [viz., Ādityavāra] dedicated to the sun (Āditya) has the special merit of the removal of sin, especially for Brahmins”. Ādityavāra is also known by the names Arkavāra or Bhānuvāra.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexĀdityavāra (आदित्यवार).—Sunday, fit for anaṅgadeva vrata; inauspicious for housebuilding;1 devoted to worship of Sūrya, Candra and Agni.2
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryādityavāra (आदित्यवार).—m (S Day of the sun.) pop. āditavāra m Sunday.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishādityavāra (आदित्यवार).—m Sunday.
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: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀdityavāra (आदित्यवार):—[=āditya-vāra] [from āditya > ā-diteya] m. Sunday, [Indian Wisdom, by Sir M. Monier-Williams 178, ]n. 1
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Ādityavāra (आदित्यवार) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Āiṃcavāra.
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusĀdityavāra (ಆದಿತ್ಯವಾರ):—
1) [noun] the first day of the week; Sunday.
2) [noun] ಆದಿತ್ಯವಾರದವರು [adityavaradavaru] ādityavāradavaru a clan of people in Karnāṭaka that worship their family or clan deity on Sundays.
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)
Partial matches: Vara, Aditya.
Full-text: Aitavara, Aimcavara, Bhanuvara, Arkavara, Manihradatirtha, Nrisimhatirtha, Manicudeshvara, Shatarudreshvara, Adivara, Nagoja, Revagavunda, Reva, Vara.
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