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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Dhānyavat (धान्यवत्).—mfn. (-vān-vatī-vat) Abounding in corn, having abundance of it. E. dhānya, and matup poss. aff.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Dhānyavat (धान्यवत्).—[adverb] like corn.

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

1) Dhānyavat (धान्यवत्):—[=dhānya-vat] [from dhānya > dhā] mfn. rich in g°, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) [v.s. ...] ind. like g°, [Manu-smṛti v, 119.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Dhānyavat (धान्यवत्):—[dhānya-vat] (vān-vatī-vat) a. Abounding in corn, or rice.

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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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Partial matches: Dhanya, Vat.

Ends with: Prabhutadhanadhanyavat.

Full-text: Prabhutadhanadhanyavat.

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Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)

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