Druvaya: 8 definitions
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Druvaya 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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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryDruvaya (द्रुवय).—A measure (mānam).
Derivable forms: druvayaḥ (द्रुवयः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryDruvaya (द्रुवय).—n.
(-yaṃ) Measure in general. E. dru a tree, and vaya affix, implying measure.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryDruvaya (द्रुवय).—[masculine] a wooden vessel, [especially] the cylinder of a drum.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Druvaya (द्रुवय):—[from dru] m. a wooden vessel or dish
2) [v.s. ...] the wooden part of a drum, [Atharva-veda]
3) [v.s. ...] mn. a wooden measure ([Pāṇini 4-3, 162]), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryDruvaya (द्रुवय):—[dru-vaya] (yaṃ) 1. n. Measure in general.
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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 corpusDruvaya (ದ್ರುವಯ):—[noun] a standard for determining extent, dimensions, etc.; unit of measurement as seer, koḷaga, etc.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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