Anjanavati, Añjanāvatī, Añjanāvati, Amjanavati: 9 definitions
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexAñjanāvatī (अञ्जनावती).—Born of Añjana (elephant); two sons— Prathitāyu and Ajaḥ; pleasant looking and well-formed animals.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 69. 227-28; Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 7. 343-4.
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 dictionaryAñjanāvati (अञ्जनावति).—[añjanaṃ vidyate asyāḥ adhikakṛṣṇavarṇatvāt]
1) Name of the female elephant of the north-east quarter.
2) Name of a tree कावाञ्जनवृक्ष (kāvāñjanavṛkṣa).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryAñjanāvatī (अञ्जनावती).—f. (-tī) The female-elephant of the north-east. E. añjana, and vatup poss. aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryAñjanāvatī (अञ्जनावती):—[=añjanā-vatī] [from añjana > añj] f. the female elephant of the north-east (or the west?) quarter.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English DictionaryAñjanāvatī (अञ्जनावती):—f.
(-tī) The female elephant of the north-east, or according to others of the west. E. añjanā, taddh. aff. matup.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryAñjanāvatī (अञ्जनावती):—(tī) 3. f. A female elephant of the north-east.
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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 corpusAṃjanāvati (ಅಂಜನಾವತಿ):—
1) [noun] the female of the celestial elephant guarding the north-east quarter.
2) [noun] a mode having six notes both in ascending and descending order, a derivative of one of the main scales Gavāmbōdhi, in Karnāṭaka system of music.
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: Anjana, Ancana, Vati.
Full-text: Ancanavati, Pramathi, Amjanike, Ashtadiggaja, Purusha.
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