Govara, Gōvara, Go-vara: 9 definitions
Introduction:
Govara means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit. 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 Dictionarygōvara (गोवर).—m (gōvarṇa S) The measles. v yē, nigha, mā- vaḷa, ciramuṭa, kānapa.
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gōvara (गोवर).—m ( H) Dry and crumbled cowdung. 2 The litter left by a cow after eating.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishgōvara (गोवर).—m-rēṃ n The measles.
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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryGovara (गोवर).—pounded cowdung.
Derivable forms: govaram (गोवरम्).
Govara is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms go and vara (वर).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Govara (गोवर):—[=go-vara] [from go] a m. Name of a village
2) [v.s. ...] n. cow-dung pulverized, [Bhāvaprakāśa] ([varia lectio] gor-v).
3) [=go-vara] b rdhana, etc. See go, p.366.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Govara (गोवर) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Govara.
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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.
Prakrit-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionaryGovara (गोवर) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Govara.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusGovara (ಗೊವರ):—
1) [noun] a boy or man as he is related to either or both parents; a male descendant; a son.
2) [noun] a young man.
3) [noun] Ṣaṇmukha, son of Śiva.
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Gōvara (ಗೋವರ):—
1) [noun] an excellent cow.
2) [noun] good, pleasing speech.
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: Govaraka, Govarakonda.
Ends with: Ghodyagovara, Mukagovara.
Full-text: Govarem, Gorvara, Goshaka, Govid, Govari, Khelata, Gora, Gotpada, Goshpada, Lahada, Goshirsha, Govinda, Guru, Goshtha, Odhanem, Pota.
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