Bahulavana, Bahulāvana, Bahula-vana, Bahulavaṇa, Bahu-lavana: 6 definitions
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In Hinduism
General definition (in Hinduism)
Bahulāvana (बहुलावन)—One of the seven forests on the western bank of the Yamunā.
India history and geography
Bahulāvana (बहुलावन) is one of twelve forests, associated with Mahurā, as is mentioned in the Vividhatīrthakalpa by Jinaprabhasūri (13th century A.D.): an ancient text devoted to various Jaina holy places (tīrthas).—Twelve forests [(9) 18.31-32], § 4: Kāmiavaṇa; Kumuavaṇa; Kolavaṇa; Khairavaṇa; Tālavaṇa; Bahulāvana; Billavaṇa; Bhaṃḍīravaṇa; Mahāvaṇa; Mahuvaṇa; Lohajaṃghavaṇa; Viṃdāvaṇa (cf. Entwistle 1987 p. 299 and BEI 9 p. 47).
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Bahulavaṇa (बहुलवण).—a soil impregnated with salt.
Derivable forms: bahulavaṇam (बहुलवणम्).
Bahulavaṇa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms bahu and lavaṇa (लवण). See also (synonyms): bahīlavaṇa.
1) Bahulavaṇa (बहुलवण):—[=bahu-lavaṇa] [from bahu > bah] n. ‘containing much salt’
2) [v.s. ...] a soil impregnated with salt, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Bahulavaṇa (बहुलवण):—[(bahu + la)] adj. viel Salz enthaltend; n. ein salzhaltiger Boden [Rājanirghaṇṭa im Śabdakalpadruma]
Bahulavaṇa (बहुलवण):—n. salzhaltiger Boden [Rājan 6,106.]
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: Bahula, Bahu, Lavana, Vana.
Full-text: Bahilavana, Vindavana, Kamiavana, Khairavana, Billavana, Mahuvana, Talavana, Kolavana, Lohajamghavana, Bhandiravana, Mahavana, Gopalapuri.
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