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Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)

Source: academia.edu: A Critical Study of the Vajraḍākamahātantrarāja (II) (shaivism)

Ghanarava (घनरव) is the name of a Kṣetrapāla (field-protector) and together with Vidyunmukhī they preside over Pṛṣṭhāpura: one of the twenty-four sacred districts mentioned in the Kubjikāmatatantra. Their weapon is the daṇḍa and śakti. A similar system appears in the 9th century Vajraḍākatantra (chapter 18).

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Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.

Ayurveda (science of life)

Dietetics and Culinary Art (such as household cooking)

Source: Shodhganga: Dietetics and culinary art in ancient and medieval India

Ghanarāvā (घनरावा) is mentioned in a list of remedies for indigestion in the 17th century Bhojanakutūhala (dravyaguṇāguṇa-kathana), and is commonly found in literature dealing with the topics of dietetics and culinary art, also known as Pākaśāstra or Pākakalā.—A complete section in Bhojanakutūhala is devoted for the description of agents that cause indigestion [viz., rasālā (a curd drink)]. These agents consumed on a large scale can cause indigestion for certain people. The remedies [viz., ghanarāvā seed] for these types of indigestions are also explained therewith.

Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)

Source: Shodhganga: Portrayal of Animal Kingdom (Tiryaks) in Epics An Analytical study

Ghanārava (घनारव) (lit. “one who cries for clouds”) is a synonym (another name) for the Sparrow (Cātaka), according to scientific texts such as the Mṛgapakṣiśāstra (Mriga-pakshi-shastra) or “the ancient Indian science of animals and birds” by Hamsadeva, containing the varieties and descriptions of the animals and birds seen in the Sanskrit Epics such as the Ramayana and Mahabharata.

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Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

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

Ghanarava (घनरव).—m.

(-vaḥ) The roaring of clouds, thunder. E. ghana and rava sound.

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

1) Ghanarava (घनरव):—[=ghana-rava] [from ghana] m. ‘the roaring of clouds’ [Horace H. Wilson]

2) [v.s. ...] ‘crying after the clouds’ = -tola, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

3) Ghanārava (घनारव):—[from ghana] m. (= na-r) the bird Cātaka, [Demetrius Galanos’s Lexiko: sanskritikes, anglikes, hellenikes]

4) Ghanārāva (घनाराव):—[from ghana] m. idem, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

1) Ghanarava (घनरव):—[ghana-rava] (vaḥ) 1. m. Thunder.

2) Ghanārāva (घनाराव):—[(vaḥ-vā-vaṃ) a.] Stentorian.

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Ghanarava (घनरव)—the roaring of clouds.—Synonyms: Ghanaśabda, Ghanasvana.

[Sanskrit to German]

Ghanarava 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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Partial matches: Ghana, Rava.

Full-text: Ghanasvana, Ghanashabda, Vidyunmukhi, Prishthapura, Rasala.

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