Maurvi, Maurvī: 7 definitions
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Maurvi means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Tamil. 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
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaMaurvī (मौर्वी).—A kind of grass. It is with this grass that ascetics make mekhalā (waistlet). (Śloka 33, Chapter 17, Droṇa Parva).
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryMaurvī (मौर्वी).—[mūrvālatā tattantunā nirvṛttā aṇ]
1) A bow-string; मौर्वीकिणाङ्को भुजः (maurvīkiṇāṅko bhujaḥ) Ś.1.13; मौर्वी धनुषि चातता (maurvī dhanuṣi cātatā) R.1.19;18. 48; Kumārasambhava 3.55; धनुः पौष्पं मौर्वी मधुकरमयी पञ्च विशिखाः (dhanuḥ pauṣpaṃ maurvī madhukaramayī pañca viśikhāḥ) Saundaryalaharī 6.
2) A girdle made of Mūrvā grass (to be worn by a Kṣatriya); क्षत्रियस्य तु मौर्वी ज्या (kṣatriyasya tu maurvī jyā) Manusmṛti 2.42.
3) (In geom.) The sine of an arc; (also maurvikā).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryMaurvī (मौर्वी) or Maurvvī.—f. (-rvī) A bow-string. E. mūrvā the plant, from the fibres of which bow-strings are made, aṇ and ṅīṣ affs.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Maurvī (मौर्वी):—[from maurva] a f. See below.
2) [from maurva] b f. a string or girdle made of Mūrvā (See [compound])
3) [v.s. ...] a bow-string, [Mahābhārata]
4) [v.s. ...] (in [geometry]) the sine of an arc, [Sūryasiddhānta]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryMaurvī (मौर्वी):—(rvvī) 3. f. A bowstring.
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 corpusMaurvi (ಮೌರ್ವಿ):—[noun] the string of a bow.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconMaurvi (மௌர்வி) noun < maurvī. Bowstring; வில்லின் நாண். [villin nan.] (W.)
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Maurvijya, Maurvika, Maurvimekhalin, Maurvinada.
Ends with: Dinamaurvi, Dyumaurvi, Krantimaurvi.
Full-text: Maurvimekhalin, Dyumaurvi, Krantimaurvi, Maurvika, Muru, Maurvvi, Dhanvantara, Paushpa, Atani, Mekhalin, Atata, Dhanvin, Mekhala, Barbarika, Gamin.
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Kavyamimamsa of Rajasekhara (Study) (by Debabrata Barai)
Part 7.14 - Poetic conventions regarding to the God Kāmadeva < [Chapter 5 - Analyasis and Interpretations of the Kāvyamīmāṃsā]
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 2.42 < [Section XIII - Initiation (upanayana)]
Verse 2.41 < [Section XIII - Initiation (upanayana)]
Satirical works of Kshemendra (study) (by Arpana Devi)
2. Kavisamaya or the poetic convention < [Chapter 4 - Literary study of the Three Satirical Works]
The Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)
The backdrop of the Srikanthacarita and the Mankhakosa (by Dhrubajit Sarma)
Part 6 - Kavisamaya or the poetic convention < [Chapter III - Literary Assessment Of The Śrīkaṇṭhacarita]
The Markandeya Purana (by Frederick Eden Pargiter)