Galvarka: 9 definitions

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Galvarka 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

Galvarka (गल्वर्क).—

1) Crystal.

2) Lapis lazuli; see गुलः (gulaḥ); Mahābhārata (Bombay) 7.16.54.

3) a goblet, a vessel for drinking spirituous liquor; मसारगल्वर्कमुखः (masāragalvarkamukhaḥ) Rām.3.43.29.

Derivable forms: galvarkaḥ (गल्वर्कः).

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

Galvarka (गल्वर्क).—m.

(-rkaḥ) 1. A goblet, a vessel for drinking spirituous liquor. 2. Lapis lazuli. E. gal to drop, deriv. irr.

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

Galvarka (गल्वर्क).— m. Crystal(?), [Rāmāyaṇa] 3, 48, 1.

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

Galvarka (गल्वर्क).—[masculine] crystal, crystal vessel.

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

1) Galvarka (गल्वर्क):—[=galv-arka] [from galv > galū] a m. crystal, [Harṣacarita v, 115]

2) [v.s. ...] See masāra-g

3) [v.s. ...] a small crystalline vessel for drinking spirituous liquor, (in Prākṛt gallakka [Mṛcchakaṭikā v, 6/7; viii, 28/29]), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

4) [v.s. ...] (gallaka), [Harṣacarita vii.]

5) [=galv-arka] b See galū.

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

Galvarka (गल्वर्क):—(rkaḥ) 1. m. A goblet; crystal.

[Sanskrit to German]

Galvarka 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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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Galvarka (ಗಲ್ವರ್ಕ):—

1) [noun] a small container used for drinking beverages.

2) [noun] a clear, transparent quartz; crystal; a piece of this cut in the form of an ornament.

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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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