Kavacahara, Kavaca-hara: 7 definitions
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Kavacahara 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Kavachahara.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKavacahara (कवचहर).—a.
1) wearing armour.
2) old enough to wear an armour; कवचहरः कुमारः (kavacaharaḥ kumāraḥ) Sk. on P.III.2.1. cf. वर्महर (varmahara) in R.8.94.
-raḥ a boy, child.
Kavacahara is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kavaca and hara (हर).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKavacahara (कवचहर).—mfn.
(-raḥ-rā-rī-raṃ) Wearing armour or amulets. m.
(-raḥ) A boy, a child. E. kavaca, and hṛ to take, ac or ṭa aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Kavacahara (कवचहर):—[=kavaca-hara] [from kavaca] mfn. wearing a coat of mail or jacket, [Horace H. Wilson]
2) [v.s. ...] wearing an amulet, [Horace H. Wilson]
3) [v.s. ...] m. a Kṣatriya youth when arrived at the age suitable for martial training, [Kāśikā-vṛtti on Pāṇini 3-2, 10.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryKavacahara (कवचहर):—[kavaca-hara] (raḥ-rī-raṃ) a. Wearing armour, or maulets. m. A child.
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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 corpusKavacahara (ಕವಚಹರ):—[noun] one who has attained the age of youth.
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)
Partial matches: Hara, Kavaca.
Full-text: Kavacadhara, Varmahara, Kavaca.
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