Danavarshin, Dānavarṣin, Dana-varshin: 2 definitions
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Danavarshin 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.
The Sanskrit term Dānavarṣin can be transliterated into English as Danavarsin or Danavarshin, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryDānavarṣin (दानवर्षिन्).—an elephant in rut, infatuated elephant; दानवर्षी कृताशंसो नागराज इवाबभौ (dānavarṣī kṛtāśaṃso nāgarāja ivābabhau) Kirātārjunīya 15.45.
Dānavarṣin is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dāna and varṣin (वर्षिन्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryDānavarṣin (दानवर्षिन्).—m. (-rṣī) 1. An elephant in rut. 2. A liberal man. E. dāna, and varṣin showering.
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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