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Pali-English dictionary

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Dva°, in numeral composition, meaning two etc., see under dvi B III, (Page 332)

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Dvā, (cp. dva°) see dvi B III, (Page 332)

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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

Sanskrit dictionary

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

Dvā (द्वा).—. (old nom. du. of dvi), former part in comp. numerals, Two, e. g. dvā-catvāriṃśat, Forty-two.

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

Dva (द्व).—[feminine] [dual] two, both (±api); dvayos ([grammar]) occurring in both genders (sc. [masculine] & [feminine]), and also in both numbers (sgl. & [plural])

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Dvā (द्वा).—(°—) = dvi.

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

1) Dva (द्व):—mfn. original stem of dvi q.v. ([nominative case] [accusative] [dual number] m. dva, or dvau fn. dve; [instrumental case] [dative case] [ablative] dvābhyām [genitive case] [locative case] dvayos) two, [Ṛg-veda] etc. etc.

2) both (with api, [Raghuvaṃśa xii, 93])

3) [locative case] dvayos in two genders (masc. and fem.) or in two numbers ([singular] and [plural]), [grammar]; [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

4) cf. dvā and dvi; [Zend] dva; [Greek] δύο, δύω and δι = Διϝός; [Latin] duō̆ and bi = dvi; [Lithuanian] du, dvi; [Slavonic or Slavonian] dŭva; [Gothic] tvai, tva etc.

5) Dvā (द्वा):—old [nominative case] [dual number] of dva, substituted for dvi in [compound] before other numerals etc.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Dvā (द्वा) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Bā.

[Sanskrit to German]

Dva 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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