Amravana, Amra-vana, Āmravana, Āmravaṇa: 5 definitions
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Amravana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexĀmravana (आम्रवन).—Between Viśākha and Pataṅga hills.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 38. 18-22.
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
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryĀmravaṇa (आम्रवण).—[āmrasya vanam cf. P.VIII.4.5.] a grove of mango trees; सोऽहमाम्रवणं छित्त्वा (so'hamāmravaṇaṃ chittvā) Rām.
Āmravaṇa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms āmra and vaṇa (वण).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀmravaṇa (आम्रवण):—[=āmra-vaṇa] [from āmra] ([Pāṇini 8-4, 5]) n. a mango forest, [Rāmāyaṇa; Daśakumāra-carita etc.]
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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 corpusĀmravaṇa (ಆಮ್ರವಣ):—[noun] = ಆಮ್ರವನ [amravana].
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Āmravana (ಆಮ್ರವನ):—[noun] a grove of mango trees; a mango-orchard.
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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Full-text: Sa-madhuka-amra-vana-vatika-vitapa-trina-yuti-gocara-paryanta, Prekshaka, Rajanya, Amra.
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