Kavasha, Kavaṣa, Kavāsa: 11 definitions
Introduction:
Kavasha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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.
The Sanskrit term Kavaṣa can be transliterated into English as Kavasa or Kavasha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexKavaṣa (कवष).—A sage and father of Tura. Invited for Yudhiṣṭhira's sacrifice; came to see Parīkṣit practising prāyopaveśa.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa IX. 22. 37; X. 74. 7; I. 19. 10.
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.
Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
Source: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama TextsKavaṣa (कवष) refers to one of the four sages who visited Ekata at Mount Meru, as discussed in chapter 1 of the Śrīpraśnasaṃhitā: a Pāñcarātra text comprising 5500 Sanskrit verses covering a number of subjects ranging from selecting a temple site through building and furnishing it to sanctifying and maintaining worship in the sacred complex.—Description of the chapter [śāstrāvataraṇa]: [...] Ekata tells the assembled Ṛṣis that once Śrī finished her instruction to him, Viṣṇu warned him that the holy teaching should be given only to those who are qualified to receive it. Thereupon the Lord and His consort disappeared, he asks them their credentials of name and where they came from. He is then introduced to them one-by-one: Vedaśiras, Bhārgava, Marīcipa and Kavaṣa. These men represent the Bharadvāja, Vasiṣṭha, Viśvāmitra and Kauṇḍinya gotras (44-50). Having had garbhadīkṣā, they say, this explains their eagerness to learn how to worship the Lord; therefore they request Ekata to tell them what he learned from Śrī so that they, by adopting it, might achieve salvation (51-54).
Pancaratra (पाञ्चरात्र, pāñcarātra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarykāvasā (कावसा).—m An avenger; a vindicator or an es- pouser of one's part; an afforder of protection or shelter; any asylum or refuge (subsisting in a person or a place). Ex. pāṇḍuraṅga abhimānī jīva- dānī kō0 || aisā tū kṛpāḷū āpulyā dāsācā || hōśī kō0 sācā saṅkaṭīñcā || mhaṇōni bhāvārthu tō aisā || arjuna maitriyēcā kō0 ॥. v dē with lā of o. as indicating the afforder or giver; v kara with g. of o. as indicating the beneficiary or seeker.
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKavaṣa (कवष).—a. Ved. Sounding, creaking (as the door).
-ṣaḥ 1 A shield.
2) Name of a Ṛiṣi (kavaṣa ailūṣa); Ṛgveda 7.18.12.
See also (synonyms): kavaṣ.
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Kavasa (कवस).—
1) An armour.
2) A prickly shrub.
Derivable forms: kavasaḥ (कवसः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKavasa (कवस).—m.
(-saḥ) Armour, mail. E. ku to sound, and asa Unadi affix; also kavaca.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryKavaṣa (कवष).—([feminine] kapaṣī) gaping, opened wide.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Kavaṣa (कवष):—[from kavaṣ] mf(ī)n. opened (as the legs), [Aitareya-brāhmaṇa]
2) [v.s. ...] m. a shield, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) [v.s. ...] (or kavaṣa ailūṣa) Name of a Ṛṣi (son of Ilūṣa by a slave girl, and author of several hymns in the tenth Maṇḍala of the Ṛg-veda; when the Ṛṣis were performing a sacrifice on the banks of the Sarasvatī he was expelled as an impostor and as unworthy to drink of the water, being the son of a slave; it was only when the gods had shown him special favour that he was readmitted to their society), [Ṛg-veda vii, 18, 12; Aitareya-brāhmaṇa ii, 19]
4) [v.s. ...] Name of a Muni, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
5) [v.s. ...] Name of the author of a Dharma-śāstra.
6) Kavasa (कवस):—m. ([from] √3. ku, [Uṇādi-sūtra iv, 2]) armour, mail, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
7) a prickly shrub (cf. kavaca.)
8) Kāvaṣa (कावष):—n. ([from] kavaṣ), Name of a Sāman.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryKavasa (कवस):—(saḥ) 1. m. Armour, mail.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryKavāsa (कवास):—adj. as white as cotton;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
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