Khurapravara, Khurapravāra, Khurapra-vara: 1 definition
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryKhurapravāra (खुरप्रवार).—commonly written -vāla in mss. (see also kṣurapra-vārin), a guard against arrows, defensive armor (compare Sanskrit bāṇa-vāra); only noted in sa-khura°, [bahuvrīhi], provided with…, said of chariots (yāna or ratha), Mahāvastu i.261.12 (mss. sa-khurapra-vāśehi or -māṇehi, with rathehi, read -vārehi; Senart em. wrongly); ii.154.4 (°vāla); 156.16 (mss. °vāra); 420.13 (°vāla, v.l. °vāra); 456.11 (id.); 461.5 (°vāla); of elephants, Mahāvastu ii.420.10 (°vāla); 453.17 (mss. °bāla); 461.2 (text °vāla, v.l. °vāra).
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Partial matches: Vara, Khurapra.
Ends with: Sakhurapravara.
Full-text: Kshurapravarin, Sakhurapravara.
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