Maurva: 7 definitions
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Maurva 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 dictionaryMaurva (मौर्व).—a. (-rvī f.) Made of Mūrvā plant; मौर्व्या मेखलया नियन्त्रितमधोवासश्च माञ्जिष्ठकम् (maurvyā mekhalayā niyantritamadhovāsaśca māñjiṣṭhakam) Uttararāmacarita 4.2; Mv.1.18.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryMaurva (मौर्व).—i. e. mūrva + a, I. adj., f. vī, Made of mūrva, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 2, 42. Ii. f. vī, A bowstring, [Śākuntala, (ed. Böhtlingk.)] [distich] 13.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryMaurva (मौर्व).—[feminine] ī Mūrvā (a kind of hemp); [feminine] ī (scil. mekhalā) such a girdle.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Maurva (मौर्व):—[from maurava] 1. maurva mf(ī)n. made from the iron called muru, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
2) 2. maurva mf(ī)n. ([from] mūrvā) made of the Sanseviera Roxburghiana, coming from or relating to Mūrvā or bow-string hemp, [Gṛhya-sūtra and śrauta-sūtra; Manu-smṛti; Mahābhārata]
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusMaurva (ಮೌರ್ವ):—[adjective] made of iron.
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Maurva (ಮೌರ್ವ):—[noun] a dark brown horse.
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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Full-text: Murva, Maurvimekhalin, Maurvi, Maurvika, Muru, Maya.
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