Dantapavana, Danta-pavana: 9 definitions
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexDantapavana (दन्तपवन).—Cleaning the teeth with sticks of six trees like the aśvattha and the banyan; part of Kṛṣṇāṣṭamī vrata.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 56. 8.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryDantapavana (दन्तपवन).—
1) a tooth-brush.
2) cleaning or washing the teeth.
Derivable forms: dantapavanam (दन्तपवनम्).
Dantapavana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms danta and pavana (पवन).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryDantapavana (दन्तपवन).—n.
(-naṃ) A dentifrice, or any thing taken to clean the teeth. E. danta, and pavana purifying. dantaṃ punāti anena pū karaṇe lyuṭ .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryDantapavana (दन्तपवन).—n. A small piece of wood for cleaning the teeth with.
Dantapavana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms danta and pavana (पवन).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Dantapavana (दन्तपवन):—[=danta-pavana] [from danta] n. ‘tooth-cleaner’, a small piece of wood (= -kāṣṭha), [Caraka i, 5; Suśruta iv, 24.]
2) Dantapāvana (दन्तपावन):—[=danta-pāvana] [from danta] n. = -dhāva, [Pañcadaṇḍacchattra-prabandha ii, 45.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryDantapavana (दन्तपवन):—[danta-pavana] (naṃ) 1. n. A dentifrice.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Dantapavana (दन्तपवन) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Daṃtavaṇa, Daṃtavaṇṇa.
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Partial matches: Pavana, Danta.
Full-text: Dantavanna, Dantavana, Avrana.
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