Arvan: 9 definitions
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Arvan 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)
Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)
Source: Shodhganga: Portrayal of Animal Kingdom (Tiryaks) in Epics An Analytical studyArvan (अर्वन्) refers to the Spiti/Manipuri (Horse—Equus Caballus), according to scientific texts such as the Mṛgapakṣiśāstra (Mriga-pakshi-shastra) or “the ancient Indian science of animals and birds” by Hamsadeva, containing the varieties and descriptions of the animals and birds seen in the Sanskrit Epics such as the Ramayana and Mahabharata.
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
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryArvan (अर्वन्).—a. [ṛ-vanip]
1) Going, moving, running.
2) Mean, unworthy, censurable (garhya Uṇādi-sūtra 4.112; kutsita 5.54). m. (arvā, arvantau, arvantaḥ &c.)
1) A horse; चित्रध्वजपताकाग्रैरभेन्द्रस्यन्दनार्वभिः (citradhvajapatākāgrairabhendrasyandanārvabhiḥ) Bhāgavata 1.75.11; अर्वासुरान् (arvāsurān) Bṛ. Up.1.1.2. श्लथीकृतप्रग्रहमर्वतां व्रजाः (ślathīkṛtapragrahamarvatāṃ vrajāḥ) Śiśupālavadha 12.31.
2) An epithet of a horse or its driver.
3) One of the ten horses of the moon.
4) Indra.
5) A short span (gokarṇaparimāṇa).
-tī 1 A mare.
2) A bawd, procuress.
3) A nymph.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryArvan (अर्वन्) or Arvvan.—mfn. (-rvā-rvatī-rvat) Low, inferior, vile. m.
(-rvā) 1. A horse. 2. A name of Indra. 3. A short span. f. (-rvatī) 1. A mare. 2. A bawd, a procuress. E. ṛ to go, and vanip Unadi affix; it is sometimes derived from arbba to go, and is then written arbban.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryArvan (अर्वन्).— and arvant arvant, m. vatī, f. A horse, [Lassen, Anthologia Sanskritica.] 102, 3 = [Rigveda.] 7, 102, 2.
— Cf. perhaps [Latin] armentum.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryArvan (अर्वन्).—running, quick. [masculine] a courser, horse, charioteer.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Arvan (अर्वन्):—[from arva] mfn. running, quick (said of Agni and Indra), [Ṛg-veda]
2) [v.s. ...] low, inferior, vile, [Uṇādi-sūtra]
3) [v.s. ...] m. a courser, horse, [Ṛg-veda; Atharva-veda; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa] Name of Indra (See before), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) [v.s. ...] one of the ten horses of the moon, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
5) [v.s. ...] a short span, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.] (cf. arāvan.)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryArvan (अर्वन्):—(rvvā) m. A horse; Indra; a span. rvvatī f. a mare; a bawd. a. Low, vile.
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Starts with: Arvaksrotas, Arvana, Arvananas, Arvananasa, Arvanas, Arvanc, Arvant, Arvavaha, Arvavasu.
Ends with (+86): Adiparvan, Akharvan, Amaparvan, Anarvan, Anataparvan, Anguliparvan, Angushthaparvan, Anjanaparvan, Anushasanaparvan, Aparvan, Araneyaparvan, Aranyaparvan, Ashramaparvan, Ashtamurtiparvan, Atharvan, Bahiparvan, Bahuparvan, Bhishmaparvan, Brahmaparvan, Candra-arka-yoga-parvan.
Full-text: Aravan, Anarvan, Arva, Anarman, Paruttaram, Arvanas, Arvavaha, Anarvana, Arvant, Arvavasu, Arvvan, Sahuri, Nida, Tri, Shvana.
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Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Animal Kingdom (Tiryak) in Epics (by Saranya P.S)
Brihadaranyaka Upanishad (by Swāmī Mādhavānanda)
Lord Hayagriva in Sanskrit Literature (by Anindita Adhikari)
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Sri Krishna-Chaitanya (by Nisikanta Sanyal)
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The Religion and Philosophy of Tevaram (Thevaram) (by M. A. Dorai Rangaswamy)
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