Marava, Maravā, Mārava: 8 definitions
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Marava 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.
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarymaravā (मरवा).—m (maruvaka S) Sweet marjoram, Origanum majorana. 2 Artemisia vulgaris.
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māravā (मारवा).—m ( H) A Rag or musical mode. See rāga.
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 dictionaryMārava (मारव).—a. (-vī f.) Desert, belonging to a wilderness.
-vī Name of a particular musical scale.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryMārava (मारव).—[feminine] ī forming or belonging to a desert.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryMārava (मारव):—mf(ī)n. ([from] maru) relating to a wilderness, forming a w°, being in a w°, [Nalôd.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryMārava (मारव):—[(vaḥ-vā-vaṃ) a.] Barren.
[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 corpusMarava (ಮರವ):—[noun] a kind of bird.
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Marava (ಮರವ):—[noun] the tree Terminalia paniculata of Combretaceae family.
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Mārava (ಮಾರವ):—[adjective] of, related to, grown in a desert.
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Mārava (ಮಾರವ):—[noun] a region unsuitable for cultivation and inhabiting, the entire extent being covered by layers of sand and receiving no or very little rain; a desert.
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)
Starts with (+30): Mara-ancaraipetti, Maravacalu, Maravada, Maravadai, Maravade, Maravadi, Maravadu, Maravagal, Maravai, Maravajra, Maravakkatti, Maraval, Maravala, Maravalai, Maravale, Maravali, Maravalikamdaya, Maravalivatta, Maravalli, Maravallikkilanku.
Ends with: Amiraumarava, Brahmarava, Damarava, Ghamaghamarava, Ghumaghumarava, Kumarava, Sumarava, Umarava.
Full-text: Maravi, Maravakkatti, Malava, Murava, Kallartati, Ajanmamsurabhipatra, Ajanmasurabhipatra, Maravan, Kattuttali, Indra, Astai, Vanta, Maru.
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Jivanandana of Anandaraya Makhin (Study) (by G. D. Jayalakshmi)
Life of Ānandarāya Makhin < [Chapter 2 - Author, His Life and Works]
The Religion and Philosophy of Tevaram (Thevaram) (by M. A. Dorai Rangaswamy)
Chapter 83 - Thirukodikkuzhagar or Tirukkotikkulakar (Hymn 32) < [Volume 3.7 - Unto the last]
Chapter 40 - Muppatumillai (Hymn 18) < [Volume 3.4 - Pilgrim’s progress: with Paravai]
Ananda Coomaraswamy on the status of Indian woman < [April – June, 1986]
Honouring a Poet’s Memory < [November 1947]