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Source: Tieteelliset verkkolehdet: A note on Sanskrit Gandha

That virtuous man (guṇavat), a descendant of the noble family of Guṇarāja and the ocean of virtues, is sitting under the bodhi-tree, by reason of whose virtues, gods, Asura, Yakṣas and Mahoragas ever appear to have the scent of virtues. (Lalitavistara 293.5–8)

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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.

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Guṇavat (गुणवत्).—a.

1) Endowed with good qualities, virtuous, meritorious, good, excellent; गुणवति मृत्ये (guṇavati mṛtye) (nivedya duḥkhaṃ sukhī bhavati) Pañcatantra (Bombay) 1.11.

2) Endowed with qualities.

3) Delicious; भोजयेत्तान्गुणवता सदन्नेन शुचिस्मिते (bhojayettānguṇavatā sadannena śucismite) Bhāgavata 8.16.54.

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

Guṇavat (गुणवत्).—mfn. (-vān-vatī-vat) 1. Possessing attributes. 2. Endowed with good qualities. 3. Tied, bound, &c. E. guṇa quality, and matup poss. aff.

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

1) Guṇavat (गुणवत्):—[=guṇa-vat] [from guṇa] mfn. ‘furnished with a thread or string’ and ‘endowed with good qualities’ [Pañcatantra; Śārṅgadhara-paddhati; Subhāṣitāvali]

2) [v.s. ...] endowed with the five qualities or attributes of elements, [Sāṃkhyakārikā 60]

3) [v.s. ...] endowed with good qualities or virtues or merits or excellences, excellent, perfect, [Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa] etc.

4) [v.s. ...] m. Name of a son of Guṇavatī, [Harivaṃśa 8840]

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

Guṇavat (गुणवत्):—[guṇa-vat] (vān-vatī-vat) a. Possessing good qualities.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Guṇavat (गुणवत्) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Guṇilla.

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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: Vat, Guna.

Starts with: Gunavatara, Gunavataras, Gunavati, Gunavatpayaska, Gunavatta, Gunavattama, Gunavattara, Gunavattva.

Ends with: Agunavat, Shvetagunavat, Sushilagunavat.

Full-text: Gunavatta, Gunavattara, Gunavatpayaska, Gunavattama, Gunavattva, Agunavat, Gunilla, Sushilagunavat, Shvetagunavat, Gunavati, Adosha.

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