Haridrava, Hari-drava: 7 definitions
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryHaridrava (हरिद्रव).—
1) a green fluid.
2) powder of the blossoms of the Nāgakeśara tree.
Derivable forms: haridravaḥ (हरिद्रवः).
Haridrava is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms hari and drava (द्रव).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryHaridrava (हरिद्रव).—m.
(-vaḥ) The pollen of the blossoms of the Mesua ferrea.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryHāridrava (हारिद्रव).—m. A tree, Curcuma canthorizon,
Hāridrava (हारिद्रव).—[masculine] a cert. yellow bird.
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Hāridrava (हारिद्रव).—[masculine] a cert. yellow bird.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Haridrava (हरिद्रव):—[=hari-drava] [from hari] m. green fluid, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
2) [v.s. ...] (perhaps) Soma, [ib.]
3) [v.s. ...] a powder made from Mesua Roxburghii, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) Hāridrava (हारिद्रव):—[from hari] m. (or hār) ([from] hari-dru) a kind of yellow bird, [Ṛg-veda; Atharva-veda]
5) [v.s. ...] [plural] the disciples of Haridru, [Nirukta, by Yāska]
6) [v.s. ...] mn. (also vika) a work of the Hari
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryHaridrava (हरिद्रव):—(vaḥ) 1. m. The powder of the Messua ferrea blossoms.
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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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Starts with: Haridravarna.
Full-text: Haridru.
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