Dharmasavarni, Dharmasāvarṇi: 8 definitions

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In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

[«previous next»] — Dharmasavarni in Purana glossary
Source: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia

Dharmasāvarṇi (धर्मसावर्णि).—The eleventh Manu. (See under Manvantara).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

Dharmasāvarṇi (धर्मसावर्णि).—The eleventh Manu.*

  • * Bhāgavata-purāṇa VIII. 13. 24-6; Viṣṇu-purāṇa III. 2. 29-32.
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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.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Dharmasavarni in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Dharmasāvarṇi (धर्मसावर्णि).—m.

(-rṇiḥ) The eleventh Manu.

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

Dharmasāvarṇi (धर्मसावर्णि).—m. the eleventh Manu, ib. 25.

Dharmasāvarṇi is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dharma and sāvarṇi (सावर्णि).

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

Dharmasāvarṇi (धर्मसावर्णि):—[=dharma-sāvarṇi] [from dharma > dhara] m. Name of the 11th Manu, [Purāṇa]

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

Dharmasāvarṇi (धर्मसावर्णि):—[dharma-sāvarṇi] (rṇiḥ) 2. m. The name of the eleventh Manu.

[Sanskrit to German]

Dharmasavarni in German

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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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