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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Anudhāv (अनुधाव्).—1 P.

1) To run after; follow; ऋषीणां पुनराद्यानां वाचमर्योऽनुधावति (ṛṣīṇāṃ punarādyānāṃ vācamaryo'nudhāvati) Uttararāmacarita 1.1 the sense follows the words (the words being not uttered with a view to a particular sense); स्वरुचिं निश्चयतोऽनुधावति (svaruciṃ niścayato'nudhāvati) Śiśupālavadha 16.44 follows his own will.

2) To run up to, approach.

3) To cleanse, wash.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Anudhāv (अनुधाव्).—run after, through, towards, against ([accusative]); succour, assist ([accusative]).

Anudhāv is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms anu and dhāv (धाव्).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Anudhāv (अनुधाव्):—[=anu-dhāv] 1. anu-√1. dhāv to run after, run up to;

—to follow;

—to pursue.

2) [=anu-dhāv] 2. anu-√2. dhāv to cleanse.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Anudhāv (अनुधाव्) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Aṇudhāva.

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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.

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Partial matches: Dhav, Anu.

Starts with: Anudhava, Anudhavana, Anudhavat, Anudhavati, Anudhavi, Anudhavin, Anudhavira, Anudhavita, Anudhavitri.

Full-text: Anudhavana, Anudhavati, Anudhavita, Anudhava.

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