Dhanvantara: 5 definitions
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryDhanvantara (धन्वन्तर).—A measure of distance or length equal to four hastas; cf. दण्ड (daṇḍa); वितस्तिः स्यादतो द्वाभ्यां हस्तः स्यात् तच्चतुष्टयम् । दण्डो धन्वन्तरम् (vitastiḥ syādato dvābhyāṃ hastaḥ syāt taccatuṣṭayam | daṇḍo dhanvantaram)...
Derivable forms: dhanvantaram (धन्वन्तरम्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryDhānvantara (धान्वन्तर).— and dhānva- ntarya dhānvantarya, i. e. dhanvantari + a or ya, adj. 1. Referring to Dhanvantari (the incarnation of Viṣṇu as Dhanvantari), [Bhāgavata-Purāṇa, (ed. Burnouf.)] 1, 3, 17. 2. Sacred to the sun, Mahābhārata 13, 4660.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Dhanvantara (धन्वन्तर):—[=dhanv-antara] [from dhanu] n. the space or distance of a Dhanu or 4 Hastas, [Mahābhārata viii, 4224]
2) [v.s. ...] Name of Śiva, [vii, 9536] ([Nīlakaṇṭha] ‘bow-string’; but cf. tari).
3) Dhānvantara (धान्वन्तर):—([Suśruta]) mfn. relating to or proceeding from Dhanvan-tari (See sub voce)
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Partial matches: Dhanv, Antara.
Starts with: Dhanvantarabalataila, Dhanvantaraghrita, Dhanvantaram, Dhanvantaramrupa.
Full-text: Stoma, Dhanvantaram, Dhanu, Dhanvantari.
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Sushruta Samhita, volume 4: Cikitsasthana (by Kaviraj Kunja Lal Bhishagratna)
The Garuda Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter CXLII - Incarnations of Visnu and the glory of nuptial fidelity of Sita Described < [Brihaspati (Nitisara) Samhita]
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 54 - Dīrghatapas Goes to Heaven < [Section 3 - Revā-khaṇḍa]
Chapter 7 - The Appearance (Origin) of Somanātha < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]
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