Avarshana, Avarṣaṇa: 9 definitions
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Avarshana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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.
The Sanskrit term Avarṣaṇa can be transliterated into English as Avarsana or Avarshana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryavarṣaṇa (अवर्षण).—n (S) Want of rain, drought. Ex. a0 dēśa duṣkāḷa || japatāṃ śivamantra nirmaḷa || Also citta vyākuḷa hēṃ a0|| tēṇēṃ ālē mōḍa sukati ||
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishavarṣaṇa (अवर्षण).—n Drought, want of rain.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAvarṣaṇa (अवर्षण).—Want of rain, drought; करोतु भर्तृकोऽवर्षाम् (karotu bhartṛko'varṣām) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 13.94.33.
Derivable forms: avarṣaṇam (अवर्षणम्).
See also (synonyms): avarṣa.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryAvarṣaṇa (अवर्षण).—m. drought, [Lassen, Anthologia Sanskritica.] 27, 2.
Avarṣaṇa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms a and varṣaṇa (वर्षण).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryAvarṣaṇa (अवर्षण).—[neuter] want of rain, drought.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryAvarṣaṇa (अवर्षण):—[=a-varṣaṇa] [from a-varṣa] n. idem, [Vetāla-pañcaviṃśatikā]
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Āvarṣaṇa (आवर्षण) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Āvarisaṇa.
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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 corpusAvarṣaṇa (ಅವರ್ಷಣ):—[noun] long-continued rainless weather; drought.
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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Ends with: Abhipravarshana, Apatravarshana, Avavarshana, Banavarshana, Dharavarshana, Praharshitavarshana, Pravarshana, Pushpavarshana, Samavarshana, Sampravarshana, Trailokyavarshana.
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