Dipotsava, Dīpōtsava, Dīpotsava, Dipa-utsava: 9 definitions
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossaryDīpa-utsava.—(EI 11, 32), same as dīpāvalī, the fesival of lights. Note: dīpa-utsava is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarydīpōtsava (दीपोत्सव).—m (S) A festivity with illuminations.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishdīpōtsava (दीपोत्सव).—m A festivity with illuminations.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryDīpotsava (दीपोत्सव).—
1) a row of lights, nocturnal illumination.;
2) particularly, the festival called Diwali held on the night of new moon in आश्विन (āśvina).
Derivable forms: dīpotsavaḥ (दीपोत्सवः).
Dīpotsava is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dīpa and utsava (उत्सव). See also (synonyms): dīpāli, dīpāvalī.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryDīpotsava (दीपोत्सव):—[from dīpa > dīp] m. a festival of lights, [Bhaviṣya-purāṇa, khaṇḍa 1 & 2: bhaviṣya-purāṇa & bhaviṣyottara-purāṇa]
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Dīpotsava (दीपोत्सव) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Dīvūsava.
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusDīpōtsava (ದೀಪೋತ್ಸವ):—[noun] a decoration of a deity, temple, etc. made using large number of votive lamps.
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)
Partial matches: Dipa, Utsava.
Ends with: Kuladipotsava.
Full-text: Dipavali, Divusava, Kuladipotsava, Dipamalikotsava, Dipanvita, Dipali.
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