Kuruvista, Kuru-vista: 7 definitions
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Kuruvista 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.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKuruvista (कुरुविस्त).—a weight of gold equal to about 7 Troy grains.
Derivable forms: kuruvistaḥ (कुरुविस्तः).
Kuruvista is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kuru and vista (विस्त).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKuruvista (कुरुविस्त).—m.
(-staḥ) A Pala of gold, a weight of gold equal to about 700 Tory grains. E. kuru the country, and vista abundant; abounding in Kurudesa.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryKuruvista (कुरुविस्त):—[=kuru-vista] [from kuru] m. a Pala of gold (in weight equal to about 700 troy grains), [Hemādri’s Caturvarga-cintāmaṇi] =
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryKuruvista (कुरुविस्त):—[kuru-vista] (staḥ) 1. m. A pala of gold equal to 700 grains troy.
[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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusKuruvista (ಕುರುವಿಸ್ತ):—[noun] a very small unit in the system of weights, used to weigh gold, equal to about seven hundred Troy grains.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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