Dhanvin, Dhanvi, Dhanvī: 20 definitions
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Dhanvin means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, biology. 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Dhanvin (धन्विन्) refers to “one who has a bow” and is used to describe Śiva, according the Śivapurāṇa 2.2.41.—Accordingly, as Viṣṇu and others eulogized Śiva:—“[...] obeisance to you, O lord, who can kill at a distance, in front, to one who has a bow (i.e., Dhanvin), a trident, a mace and a ploughshare. Obeisance to the wielder of many weapons, to the destroyer of Daityas and Dānavas, to Sadya, Sadyarūpa and Sadyojāta”.
Dhanvi (धन्वि).—A son of Tāmasa Manu.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 9. 17.
Dhanvī (धन्वी) refrers to one of the ten sons of Tāmasa Manu (of the fourth manvantara), according to the Harivaṃśa-purāṇa 1.7.20-29:—“In the Tāmasa-manvantara there were the gods called Satya. Tāmasa Manu had ten very strong sons, known as Dyuti, Tapasya, Sutapa, Tapomūla, Tapodhana, Taparati, Kalmāṣa, Tanvī, Dhanvī and Paraṃtapa. All of them were owned by vāyu”.
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.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)
Dhanvī (धन्वी) is another name for Dhanvayāsa, an unidentified medicinal plant, according to verse 4.53-55 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu. The fourth chapter (śatāhvādi-varga) of this book enumerates eighty varieties of small plants (pṛthu-kṣupa). Together with the names Dhanvī and Dhanvayāsa, there are a total of fourteen Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Dhanvin (धन्विन्) or Dhanuṣa refers to the sign of Sagittarius, according to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā (chapter 5), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Varāhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiṣa).—Accordingly, “If the sun and moon should begin to be eclipsed when only half risen, deceitful men will suffer as well as sacrificial rites. [...] If they should be eclipsed when in the sign of Sagittarius (Dhanuṣa) [i.e., dhanvin], ministers, fine horses, the Videhas, the Mallānas, the Pāñcālas, physicians, merchants and persons skilled in the use of destructive weapons will perish. If when in the sign of Capricornus (Makara), fishes, the families of ministers, the Cāṇḍālas, skilled magicians, physicians and old soldiers will perish”.
Jyotisha (ज्योतिष, jyotiṣa or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomy’ or “Vedic astrology” and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.
Kavya (poetry)
Dhanvin (धन्विन्) refers to an “archer”, according to the Kālidāsa’s Raghuvaṃśa.—Accordingly, “The mantras of Vasiṣṭha, the Guru, and the arrows of that archer (dhanvin)—what is there to achieve that these two could not achieve when united?”.
Kavya (काव्य, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry’ and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry’.
Shyanika-shastra (the science of Hawking and Hunting)
Dhanvin (धन्विन्) refers to “bowmen”, according to the Śyainika-śāstra: a Sanskrit treatise dealing with the divisions and benefits of Hunting and Hawking, written by Rājā Rudradeva (or Candradeva) in possibly the 13th century.—Accordingly, “Hunting on horseback (āśvina) represents one of the eight subdivisions of Hunting (mṛgayā). [...] But something should be said in brief about hunting, for the diffusion of its knowledge. [...] The capture of birds from afar by means of hawks, and the sudden hitting by the arrows of bowmen (dhanvin), of moving and stationary objects, produce intense joy, which finds expression in tears, in the hair standing on the end, and in the choking of the voice. [...]”.
Shyanika-shastra (श्यैनिकशास्त्र, śyainikaśāstra) deals with ancient Indian skill of hawking/falconry (one of the ways of hunting) which were laid down in a systematic manner in various Sanskrit treatises. It also explains the philosophy behind how the pleasures derived from sense-experience could lead the way to liberation.
Shaktism
Dhanvī (धन्वी) refers to one of the “thousand names of Kumārī”, as mentioned in the Kumārīsahasranāma, which is included in the 10th chapter of the first part (prathamabhāga) of the Rudrayāmala-Uttaratantra: an ancient Tantric work primarily dealing with the practice of Kuṇḍalinī-yoga, the worship of Kumārī and discussions regarding the Cakras. This edition is said to be derived of the Rudrayāmalatantra and consists of 6000 verses in 90 chapters (paṭalas) together with the Saralā-Hindīvyākhyopetam (i.e., the Rudrayamalam Uttaratantram with Sarala Hindi translation).—Dhanvī is mentioned in śloka 1.10.99.—The chapter notes that one is granted the rewards obtained by reciting the text even without the performance of pūjā (worship), japa, snāna (bathing) and puraścaryā
Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Dhanvin (धन्विन्) refers to “Love”, according to chapter 2.2 [ajitanātha-caritra] of Hemacandra’s 11th century Triṣaṣṭiśalākāpuruṣacaritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.
Accordingly: “[...] The Lord spent twelve years enduring trials with severe and manifold penances and with numerous vows. [...] observing the five kinds of carefulness, like Dhanvin (Love) carrying five arrows in his hand; meditating on the fourfold meditation—the teaching of the Jinas, the difficulties arising from love, hate, and delusion, the results of karma, and the form of the universe, having a form himself worthy to be meditated on, wandering in villages, cities, and forests, the Lord gradually approached the grove Sahasrāmravaṇa”.
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
Biology (plants and animals)
1) Dhanvi in India is the name of a plant defined with Fagonia cretica in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Fagonia desertorum Andr..
2) Dhanvi is also identified with Fagonia indica It has the synonym Fagonia oliveri DC. var. grandiflora Ozenda & Quézel (etc.).
3) Dhanvi is also identified with Terminalia arjuna It has the synonym Terminalia arjuna (Roxb. ex DC.) Wight & Arn. (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Prodr. (DC.) (1824)
· Flora Indica (1768)
· Flora Sylvatica (1869)
· Taxon (1981)
· Plant Systematics and Evolution (1996)
· Diagn. Pl. Orient. (1843)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Dhanvi, for example extract dosage, health benefits, chemical composition, diet and recipes, pregnancy safety, side effects, have a look at these references.
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Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Dhanvin (धन्विन्).—a. (-nī f.) [धन्वं चापोऽस्त्यस्य इनि (dhanvaṃ cāpo'styasya ini)]
1) Armed with a bow.
2) Cunning, shrewd. -m.
1) An archer; के मम धन्विनोऽन्ये (ke mama dhanvino'nye) Kumārasambhava 3.1; उत्कर्षः स च धन्विनां यदिषवः सिध्यन्ति लक्ष्ये चले (utkarṣaḥ sa ca dhanvināṃ yadiṣavaḥ sidhyanti lakṣye cale) Ś.2.5. यस्य तृणसमा बाणा यस्येन्धनसमं धनुः । यस्य प्राणसमा मौर्वी स धन्वी धन्विनां वरः (yasya tṛṇasamā bāṇā yasyendhanasamaṃ dhanuḥ | yasya prāṇasamā maurvī sa dhanvī dhanvināṃ varaḥ) || Dhanur.147.
2) An epithet of Arjuna.
3) Of Śiva.
4) Of Viṣṇu.
5) The sign Sagittarius of the zodiac.
Dhanvin (धन्विन्).—m. (-nvī) 1. An archer, a bow-man. 2. A name of Arjuna. 3. A tree, (Pentaptera arjuna.) 4. A wag, a wit, a sharp or shrewd man. E. dhanva a bow, ini aff. dhanvaṃ cāpo’sti asya dhama dhmāne sau0 para0 saka0 seṭ . dhamati . To blow.
Dhanvin (धन्विन्).—i. e. dhanvan + in, I. adj. Armed with a bow, Mahābhārata 4, 1639. Ii. m. 1. An archer, [Bhāgavata-Purāṇa, (ed. Burnouf.)] 1, 12, 21. 2. The sign Sagittarius, Varāb. Bṛh. S. 5, 41. 3. A name of Śiva, Mahābhārata 12, 10361. 4. A proper name, [Harivaṃśa, (ed. Calc.)] 429.
Dhanvin (धन्विन्).—[adjective] armed with a bow; [masculine] an archer, [Epithet] of Śiva, a man’s name.
Dhanvin (धन्विन्) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—Drāhyāyaṇaśrautasūtrabhāṣya. Quoted by Ramakṛṣṇa Oxf. 394^a.
Dhanvin has the following synonyms: Dhanvisvāmin.
1) Dhanvin (धन्विन्):—[from dhanv] mfn. ([Vāmana’s Kāvyālaṃkāravṛtti v, 2, 59]) armed with a bow, a b°-man, [Mahābhārata] etc. etc. (cf. iṣu-, driḍha-, bahu.)
2) [v.s. ...] cunning, shrewd, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) [v.s. ...] m. the sign of the zodiac Sagittarius, [Varāha-mihira]
4) [v.s. ...] Name of Śiva, [Mahābhārata]
5) [v.s. ...] of Viṣṇu, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
6) [v.s. ...] of Arjuna, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
7) [v.s. ...] Terminalia Arjuna
8) [v.s. ...] Mimusops Elengi
9) [v.s. ...] Alhagi Maurorum, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
10) [v.s. ...] Name of a son of Manu Tāmasa, [Harivaṃśa]
11) [v.s. ...] of a [Scholiast or Commentator] on [Drāhyāyaṇa-śrauta-sūtra] (also visvāmin)
Dhanvin (धन्विन्):—(nvī) 5. m. An archer; a wag; Arjuna; Pentaptera Arjuna.
Dhanvin (धन्विन्):—(von 1. dhanvan)
1) adj. subst. mit einem Bogen versehen, Bogenschütze [Amarakoṣa 2, 8, 2, 37.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 771,] [Scholiast] [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha 2, 269.] [Medinīkoṣa Nalopākhyāna 77.] [Mahābhārata 4, 1639. 8, 2214. Nalopākhyāna 1, 4.] [Harivaṃśa 10496.] [Rāmāyaṇa 2, 83, 4. 3, 4, 37.] [Kumārasaṃbhava 3, 10.] [Raghuvaṃśa 9, 57.] [Śākuntala 38.] [Mālavikāgnimitra 90.] [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 1, 12, 21.] iṣu Pfeil und Bogen führend [Taittirīyāraṇyaka 5, 1, 2.] bahu viele Bogen führend, von Śiva [Mahābhārata 7, 9537.] Vgl. dṛḍha . —
2) m. der Schütze im Thierkreise [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 5, 41. 102, 5.] [LAGHUJ. 1, 12. 20.] —
3) m. Beiname Śiva’s [Śivanāmasahasra] [Mahābhārata 12, 10361.] Viṣṇu’s [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 73.] Arjuna's [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha] (in Med. ist wohl arjuna st. arhaṇa zu lesen). [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 137] (fälschlich dhanvā st. dhanvī). [VIŚVA im Śabdakalpadruma] —
4) m. Nomen proprium eines Sohnes des Manu Tāmasa [Harivaṃśa 429.] —
5) m. Nomen proprium eines Scholiasten [Weber’s Verzeichniss No. 311.] —
6) m. Name verschiedener Pflanzen: a) (als Beiname Arjuna's) Terminalia Arjuna W. u. A. [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha] [Medinīkoṣa] [Rājanirghaṇṭa im Śabdakalpadruma] — b) Mimusops Elengi Lin. (vakula). — c) Alhagi Maurorum Tournef. (gehört zu 2. dhanvan) [Rājanirghaṇṭa] —
7) adj. verschmitzt, verschlagen [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha] [VIŚVA. im Śabdakalpadruma]
Dhanvin (धन्विन्):——
1) Adj. — a) mit einem Bogen versehen ; m. Bogenschütze. — b) *verschmitzt , verschlagen. —
2) m. — a) der Schütze im Thierkreise. — b) Beiname — α) Śiva's. — β) *Viṣṇu's. — γ) *Arjuna's. — c) *Terminalia Arunja ( arjuna) [Rājan 9,23.] — d) *Mimusops Elengi [Rājan 10,65.] — e) *Alhagi Maurorum [Rājan 4,53.] — f) Nomen proprium — α) eines Sohnes des Manu Tāmasa. — β) eines Scholiasten.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Dhanvi (ಧನ್ವಿ):—
1) [noun] a man who shoots with bow and bow; an archer.
2) [noun] the tree Terminalia arjuna (= T. glabra) of Combretaceae family.
3) [noun] Arjuna, the famous hero of Mahābhārata, the great Indian epic.
4) [noun] Viṣṇu, 5) Śiva.
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 (+0): Dhanvina, Dhanvisthana, Tanvinai.
Full-text (+16): Dridhadhanvin, Sharngadhanvin, Dhanvibhashya, Sarvadhanvin, Bahudhanvin, Ishudhanvin, Dhanvisthana, Dhandhikriyate, Shridhanvipurimahatmya, Sarvadhanvan, Dhanvisvamin, Ishudhi, Drahyayanashrautasutra, Atiratha, Dhanusha, Dhanvan, Taparati, Tapasya, Dyuti, Kalmasha.
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Yavanajataka by Sphujidhvaja [Sanskrit/English] (by Michael D Neely)
Verse 1.22 < [Chapter 1 - The Innate Nature of the Zodiac Signs and Planets]
Verse 3.22 < [Chapter 3 - One’s Own Form of the Drekkāṇas]
Verse 2.34 < [Chapter 2 - One’s Own Form of the Horās]
Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 8.13.28 < [Chapter 13 - A Thousand Names of Lord Balarāma]
Verse 6.6.31 < [Chapter 6 - The Yādavas’ Victory When Śrī Rukmiṇī is Kidnapped]
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Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
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Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Panchavimsha Brahmana (English translation) (by W. Caland)
Introduction 1b: Texts of the Ranayaniyas
Chapter 5 - The “gavam ayana” (The mahavrata, continued)
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Narasimha Purana (study and introduction) (by Siddheswar Jena)
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