Marudhanvan, Maru-dhanvan: 5 definitions
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryMarudhanvan (मरुधन्वन्).—m. a wilderness, desert.
Marudhanvan is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms maru and dhanvan (धन्वन्). See also (synonyms): marudhanva.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryMarudhanvan (मरुधन्वन्).—[masculine] desert land, wilderness.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Marudhanvan (मरुधन्वन्):—[=maru-dhanvan] [from maru] m. idem, [Mahābhārata; Harivaṃśa]
2) [v.s. ...] Name of the father of the wife of the Vidyādhara Indīvara, [Mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇa]
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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.
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Partial matches: Dhanvan, Maru.
Full-text: Marudhanva.
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