Janarnava, Janārṇava, Jana-arnava: 5 definitions
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Janarnava means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryJanārṇava (जनार्णव).—a large concourse of people, caravan.
Derivable forms: janārṇavaḥ (जनार्णवः).
Janārṇava is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms jana and arṇava (अर्णव).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryJanārṇava (जनार्णव).—[masculine] crowd (lit. sea) of men, caravan.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Janārṇava (जनार्णव):—[from jana > jan] m. ‘man-ocean’, a caravan, [Nalopākhyāna xiii, 16.]
2) [=ja-nārṇava] [from janārṇava > jana > jan] ‘id.’, a caravan, [Mahābhārata]
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