Dvaipa: 8 definitions

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Dvaipa 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 dictionary

Dvaipa (द्वैप).—a. (- f.) [द्वीपिनो विकारःअञ् द्वीपादागतः अण् वा (dvīpino vikāraḥañ dvīpādāgataḥ aṇ vā)]

1) Relating to or living on an island.

2) Belonging to a tiger, made of or covered with a tiger's skin.

-paḥ A car covered with a tiger's skin.

-pam The skin of a tiger.

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

Dvaipa (द्वैप).—mfn.

(-paḥ-pī-paṃ) 1. Made of a tiger’s skin. 2. Island, islander. m.

(-ṣaḥ) A car covered or hung with a tiger’s skin. E. dvīpa a tiger’s skin, and aff.

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

Dvaipa (द्वैप).—1. [adjective] being in or coming from an island.

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Dvaipa (द्वैप).—2. [adjective] coming from a tiger or panther.

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

1) Dvaipa (द्वैप):—mf(ī)n. ([from] dvīpa) being or living or happening on an island, an islander, [Śiśupāla-vadha [Scholiast or Commentator]]

2) [gana] kacchādi

3) ([from] dvīpin) belonging to a tiger or panther, [Suśruta]

4) m. (with or [scilicet] ratha) a car covered with a tiger’s skin, [Pāṇini 4-2, 12; cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Dvaipa (द्वैप):—(paḥ) 1. m. A car covered with a tiger’s skin. a. Made of a tiger’s skin; an islander.

[Sanskrit to German]

Dvaipa in German

context information

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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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Dvaipa (ದ್ವೈಪ):—[adjective] of, relating to, caused by etc. a tiger.

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Dvaipa (ದ್ವೈಪ):—

1) [noun] the hide of a tiger.

2) [noun] a war-chariot covered with the hide of tigers.

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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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