Darava, Dārava: 10 definitions
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Sanskrit dictionary
Dārava (दारव).—a. (-vī f.) Wooden, made of wood; कदापि युवतीं भिक्षुर्न स्पृशेद्दारवीमपि (kadāpi yuvatīṃ bhikṣurna spṛśeddāravīmapi) Bhāgavata 11.8.13.
Dārava (दारव).—mfn.
(-vaḥ-vī-vaṃ) Wooden, made of wood. E. dāru, and añ aff.
Dārava (दारव).—i. e. dāru + a, adj., f. vī. 1. Wooden, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 5, 115. 2. Produced from wood, Mahābhārata 13, 4718.
Dārava (दारव).—[feminine] ī & dāravīya [adjective] wooden.
Dārava (दारव):—[from dāru] mf(ī)n. wooden, made of wood or coming from wood, [Manu-smṛti; Mahābhārata etc.]
Dārava (दारव):—[(vaḥ-vī-vaṃ) a.] Wooden.
Dārava (दारव):—(von 2. dāru) adj. f. ī gaṇa rajatādi zu [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 4, 3, 154.]
1) hölzern [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 5, 115.] [Mahābhārata 5, 1795. 3577. 14, 2540.] [Harivaṃśa 15599.] [Suśruta 2, 121, 10.] [Sūryasiddhānta 13, 3.] [Amarakoṣa 2, 9, 76.] —
2) von Holz kommend: gandhaiḥ pārthivadāravaiḥ [Mahābhārata 13, 4718.]
Dārava (दारव):—Adj. (f. ī) —
1) hölzern [Gautama's Dharmaśāstra] —
2) von Holz kommend (Geruch).
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.
Hindi dictionary
Ḍarāvā (डरावा):—(nm) a scare, bugbear; deterrent.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Dārava (ದಾರವ):—[adjective] made of or consisting of wood.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+8): Daravada, Daravadamushi, Daravade, Daravadegara, Daravadekari, Daravadekhora, Daravaja, Daravajakari, Daravala, Daravalanem, Daravalibhuj, Daravamda, Daravan, Daravana, Daravandaravam, Daravanta, Daravara, Daravari, Daravaru, Daravata.
Full-text: Bhadradarava, Daivadarava, Daraviya, Bhishma.
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Dictionaries of Indian languages (Kosha)
Page 147 < [Hindi-English-Nepali (1 volume)]
Page 814 < [Hindi-Kashmiri-English Volume 1]
Page 816 < [Hindi-Assamese-English Volume 1]
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section XXVI < [Digvijaya Parva]
Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)
Verse 2.1.163 < [Chapter 1 - Vairāgya (renunciation)]
Nitiprakasika (Critical Analysis) (by S. Anusha)
Dhanus (Bow) < [Chapter 3]
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Page 129 < [Volume 2 (1872)]
Devala-smriti (critical study) (by Mukund Lalji Wadekar)
References to section [F] < [Chapter 9 - The distinctive features of the Devalasmriti]