Girvana, Gīrvāṇa: 11 definitions
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Girvana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarygīrvāṇa (गीर्वाण).—m S A deity or god.
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gīrvāṇa (गीर्वाण) [or गीर्वाणी, gīrvāṇī].—a (S) Divine.
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gīrvāṇa (गीर्वाण) [or गीर्वाणीभाषा, gīrvāṇībhāṣā].—f The Divine, i. e. the saṃskṛta language.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishgīrvāṇa (गीर्वाण).—m A deity. a Divine.
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gīrvāṇa (गीर्वाण) [or gīrvāṇī bhāṣā, or गीर्वाणी भाषा].—f The divine i. e. the saṃskṛta language.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryGīrvāṇa (गीर्वाण) or Gīrvvāṇa.—m.
(-ṇaḥ) A deity, a god. E. gīḥ speech, and vāṇa an arrow or weapon in general, whose fiat or word is his weapon; or gī with vana to desire, affix aṇ, desiring hymns, prayers, &c. it is also written gīrbbāṇa.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryGīrvāṇa (गीर्वाण).— (probably from ved. gīrvan for gīrvant, i. e. gir + vant), m. Deity, [Bhāgavata-Purāṇa, (ed. Burnouf.)] 3, 16, 32.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryGīrvāṇa (गीर्वाण).—[masculine] a god.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryGīrvāṇa (गीर्वाण):—[=gīr-vāṇa] [from gīr > gir] m. (or -bāṇa), ‘whose arrow is speech’ (a corruption [from] gir-vaṇas), a god, deity, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa iii, viii f.; Kathāsaritsāgara cxvi f.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryGīrvāṇa (गीर्वाण):—[gīr-vāṇa] (ṇaḥ) 1. m. A deity, a god.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Gīrvāṇa (गीर्वाण) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Givvāṇa.
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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 corpusGīrvāṇa (ಗೀರ್ವಾಣ):—[noun] a god; a deity.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Girvanabhashabhushana, Girvanabhashe, Girvanabodha, Girvanakusuma, Girvananatha, Girvanapadamanjari, Girvanas, Girvanasamiti, Girvanasenapati, Girvanashloka, Girvanasyu, Girvanatva, Girvanavani, Girvanavanmanjari, Girvanavartman, Girvanayuddhavikrama.
Ends with: Mantragirvana.
Full-text (+32): Girvanapadamanjari, Girvanavartman, Girvanasenapati, Girvanakusuma, Girvanendrasarasvati, Kirvanam, Girva, Kiribhara, Pelini, Yavanipriya, Mivan, Pratishnika, Udanda, Ilika, Maralika, Givvana, Kharacarma, Mahasudha, Virabhavanti, Mahavasu.
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Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
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The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 91 - The Greatness of Caṇḍāditya Tīrtha < [Section 3 - Revā-khaṇḍa]
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The Brahmanda Purana (by G.V. Tagare)
Chapter 24 - Paraśurāma’s penance (c): his acquisition of the knowledge of Astras < [Section 3 - Upodghāta-pāda]
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Hindu Pluralism (by Elaine M. Fisher)
Śaṅkarācāryas and Smārta Brahmins < [Chapter 2 - The Making of the Smārta-Śaiva Community of South India]