Kavaci, Kavacī: 5 definitions
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Kavaci means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Tamil. 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 Kavachi.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaKavacī (कवची).—One of the sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra. (Mahābhārata Ādi Parva, Chapter 67, Verse 103). In Mahābhārata, Karṇa Parva, Chapter 84, it is said that he was killed by Bhīmasena.
Source: JatLand: List of Mahabharata people and placesKavacī (कवची) is a name mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. I.108.11) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places. Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Kavacī) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 ślokas (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishkavacī (कवची).—f An egg-shell, a half of a cocoa-nut shell or any hard outer cover of any fruit, &c. A small slice.
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusKavaci (ಕವಚಿ):—[noun] a man equipped with an armour.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconKavaci (கவசி) [kavacittal] 11 transitive verb < kavaca. To coat with clay over the mouth of a pot; to lute for calcining medicine; சீலைமண்செய்தல். [silaimanseythal.] (இராஜ வைத்தியமகுடம் [iraja vaithiyamagudam] 89, உரை. [urai.])
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Kavacika, Kavacin, Kavacisu, Kavacita, Kavaciya.
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Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 8.13.28 < [Chapter 13 - A Thousand Names of Lord Balarāma]
Verses 1.7.24-26 < [Chapter 7 - Description of the Conquest of All Directions]
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Brihat Jataka by Varahamihira [Sanskrit/English] (by Michael D Neely)
Verse 27.8 < [Chapter 27 - The Character of the Drekkana]
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
Matsya Purana (critical study) (by Kushal Kalita)
Part 2.2 - Different names of Śiva < [Chapter 4 - Religious aspects of the Matsyapurāṇa]
List of Mahabharata people and places (by Laxman Burdak)
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