Davadahana, Dava-dahana, Dāvadahana: 7 definitions
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryDavadahana (दवदहन).—a forest-conflagration; शशाम वृष्ट्यापि विना दवाग्निः (śaśāma vṛṣṭyāpi vinā davāgniḥ) R.2.14; क्षुत्तृट्परीतोऽर्कदवानलानिलैः (kṣuttṛṭparīto'rkadavānalānilaiḥ) Bhāgavata 3.3.22; यस्य न सविधे दयिता दवदहनस्तुहिनदीधितिस्तस्य । यस्य च सविधे दयिता दवदहनस्तुहिनदीधितिस्तस्य (yasya na savidhe dayitā davadahanastuhinadīdhitistasya | yasya ca savidhe dayitā davadahanastuhinadīdhitistasya) || K. P.9; P. R.7.23; Bv.1.36; Meghadūta 55.
Derivable forms: davadahanaḥ (दवदहनः).
Davadahana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dava and dahana (दहन). See also (synonyms): davāgni, davānala.
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Dāvadahana (दावदहन).—a forest-conflagration; आनन्दमृगदावाग्निः शीलशाखिमदद्विपः । ज्ञानदीपमहावायुरयं खलसमागमः (ānandamṛgadāvāgniḥ śīlaśākhimadadvipaḥ | jñānadīpamahāvāyurayaṃ khalasamāgamaḥ) || Bv.1.19.34.
Derivable forms: dāvadahanaḥ (दावदहनः).
Dāvadahana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dāva and dahana (दहन). See also (synonyms): dāvāgni, dāvānala.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryDavadahana (दवदहन).—n. The fire of a forest conflagration, [Bhāgavata-Purāṇa, (ed. Burnouf.)] 5, 8, 22.
Davadahana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dava and dahana (दहन).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryDāvadahana (दावदहन).—[masculine] = [preceding] [masculine]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryDavadahana (दवदहन):—[=dava-dahana] [from dava] m. the fire in a burning forest, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa v, 8, 22; Prasannarāghava vii, 23;] (naka, [vi, 32]), [Nītir.; Kuvalayānanda]
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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 corpusDavadahana (ದವದಹನ):—[noun] wild-fire destructing a forest; forest-conflagration.
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Dāvadahana (ದಾವದಹನ):—[noun] = ದಾವಾನಲ [davanala].
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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Partial matches: Dava, Dahana.
Starts with: Davadahanajvalakalapay, Davadahanajvalakalapaya.
Full-text: Davadahanajvalakalapaya, Davagni, Davanala, Davadaha, Davashikhi.
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