Dhanvantarya, Dhānvantarya: 4 definitions

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Dhanvantarya 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.

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[«previous next»] — Dhanvantarya in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Dhānvantarya (धान्वन्तर्य).—A Homa in which Dhanvantari is the Devatā; अग्नीषोमं वैश्वदेवं धान्वन्तर्यमनन्तरम् । प्रजानां पतये चैव पृथग् होमो विधीयते (agnīṣomaṃ vaiśvadevaṃ dhānvantaryamanantaram | prajānāṃ pataye caiva pṛthag homo vidhīyate) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 13.97.1.

Derivable forms: dhānvantaryam (धान्वन्तर्यम्).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Dhānvantarya (धान्वन्तर्य):—([Mahābhārata]) mfn. relating to or proceeding from Dhanvan-tari (See sub voce)

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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.

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