Lavitra: 10 definitions
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Lavitra 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
Dhanurveda (science of warfare)
Lavitra (लवित्र) refers to a kind of weapon (an implement for cutting, sickle reaping-hook). It is a Sanskrit word defined in the Dhanurveda-saṃhitā, which contains a list of no less than 117 weapons. The Dhanurveda-saṃhitā is said to have been composed by the sage Vasiṣṭha, who in turn transmitted it trough a tradition of sages, which can eventually be traced to Śiva and Brahmā.
Dhanurveda (धनुर्वेद) refers to the “knowledge of warfare” and, as an upaveda, is associated with the Ṛgveda. It contains instructions on warfare, archery and ancient Indian martial arts, dating back to the 2nd-3rd millennium BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Lavitra (लवित्र).—An instrument for mowing, a sickle; P.III.2.184.
Derivable forms: lavitram (लवित्रम्).
Lavitra (लवित्र).—n.
(-traṃ) A sickle, a small reaping-hook. E. lū to cut, aff. itran .
Lavitra (लवित्र).—i. e. lū + tra, n. A sickle, [Pāṇini, (ed. Böhtlingk.)] iii. 2, 184.
Lavitra (लवित्र):—[from lava] n. = lavānaka above, [Pāṇini 3-2, 184.]
Lavitra (लवित्र):—(traṃ) 1. n. A sickle.
[Sanskrit to German]
Lavitra (लवित्र) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Lavitta.
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
Lavitra (ಲವಿತ್ರ):—[noun] = ಲವನ - [lavana -] 2.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Full-text: Pralavitra, Lavi, Lavitta, Itra.
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Minerals and Metals in Sanskrit literature (by Sulekha Biswas)
Dictionaries of Indian languages (Kosha)
Page 1012 < [English-Urdu-Hindi (1 volume)]
Nitiprakasika (Critical Analysis) (by S. Anusha)
Sarga V: Amuktāyudha-nirūpaṇa (51 Verses) < [Chapter 2]
Sarga II: Dhanurveda-viveka-kathana (64 Verses) < [Chapter 2]
Indo-Aryan lubh-: Homonymy or Semantic Diversity? < [Volume 30 (1966)]
A Comparative Analysis of Shina and Kashmiri Vocabularies < [Volume 69 (2008)]
Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Appendix 2.3: new and rare words < [Appendices]
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