Anavina, Āṇavīna: 8 definitions
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Anavina 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
Ayurveda (science of life)
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Āṇavīna (आणवीन) refers to an agricultural region fit for growing smaller varieties of grains according to the second chapter (dharaṇyādi-varga) of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu (an Ayurvedic encyclopedia). The Dharaṇyādi-varga covers the lands, soil, mountains, jungles and vegetation’s relations between trees and plants [viz., Āṇavīna] and substances, with their various kinds.
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Āṇavīna (आणवीन).—a. [aṇudhānyānāṃ bhavanaṃ kṣetraṃ vā khañ] धान्यानां भवने क्षेत्रे खञ् (dhānyānāṃ bhavane kṣetre khañ) P.V.2.1. Bearing or fit to bear Aṇu Panicum Miliaceum (Mar. kāṃga).
Āṇavīna (आणवीन).—mfn.
(-naḥ-nā-naṃ) Bearing or fit to bear panic. E. aṇu panic, and khañ aff.
Āṇavīna (आणवीन):—[from āṇaka] mfn. bearing or fit to bear Panicum Miliaceum, [Pāṇini 5-2, 4.]
Āṇavīna (आणवीन):—[(naḥ-nā-naṃ) a.] Bearing panic.
Āṇavīna (आणवीन):—(von aṇu 2, a) adj. mit Panicum miliaceum bestanden (Feld) [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 5, 2, 4.] [Amarakoṣa 2, 9, 7.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 966.]
Āṇavīna (आणवीन):—Adj. = āṇava 1)b).
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
Āṇavīna (ಆಣವೀನ):—[adjective] growing or conducive to grow, common millet (Panicum miliaceum).
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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