Kavyavaha, Kavyavāha, Kavya-vaha: 4 definitions
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Kavyavaha 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationKavyavāha (कव्यवाह) refers to the task of “taking the oblations and offering”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.2.3. Accordingly:—“[...] when the manes Agniṣvāttas and others were born, they were assigned the task of Kavyavāhas (taking the oblations and offering) among the manes. Sandhyā who thus became the mother of the Pitṛs served the same purpose as theirs. Since she has been glanced at kindly by Śiva she became free from defects and devoted herself to virtuous rites”.
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaKavyavāha (कव्यवाह).—A group of Pitṛs. The Devī Bhāgavata, Skandhas 11 and 15 state that this group of Piṭrs were born from the drops of sweat which came out of the bodies of Dakṣa and others when they were fascinated by the charm of Sandhyā, the spiritual daughter of Brahmā.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexKavyavāha (कव्यवाह).—A kind of Agni.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 11. 93.
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
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKavyavāha (कव्यवाह).—fire. cf. कव्यवाहनः (kavyavāhanaḥ)
Derivable forms: kavyavāhaḥ (कव्यवाहः).
Kavyavāha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kavya and vāha (वाह). See also (synonyms): kavyavāhana.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Kavyavahana.
Ends with: Havyakavyavaha.
Full-text: Kavyavahana, Havyakavyavaha, Kalin, Ajyapa, Somapa, Havishmanta.
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The Shiva Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 3 - Kāma is cursed but blessed later < [Section 2.2 - Rudra-saṃhitā (2): Satī-khaṇḍa]
Chapter 17 - The Narrative of Creation < [Section 7.1 - Vāyavīya-saṃhitā (1)]
Chapter 35 - Śiva-sahasranāma: the thousand names of Śiva < [Section 4 - Koṭirudra-Saṃhitā]
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 26 - The Marriage of Hara and Gaurī Celebrated < [Section 2 - Kaumārikā-khaṇḍa]
The Linga Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 5 - The anecdote of Śrīmatī < [Section 2 - Pūrvabhāga]
Chapter 98 - Thousand names of Śiva (Sahasranāma) < [Section 1 - Uttarabhāga]