Narapungava, Narapuṅgava, Nara-pungava, Narapumgava: 2 definitions
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Narapungava 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 dictionaryNarapuṅgava (नरपुङ्गव).—'best of men', an excellent man; शैब्यश्च नरपुङ्गवः (śaibyaśca narapuṅgavaḥ) Bhagavadgītā (Bombay) 1.5.
Derivable forms: narapuṅgavaḥ (नरपुङ्गवः).
Narapuṅgava is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms nara and puṅgava (पुङ्गव).
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 corpusNarapuṃgava (ನರಪುಂಗವ):—[noun] an excellent man.
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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Partial matches: Nara, Pungava.
Full-text: Narapumgava, Pumgava, Pungav, Chidradarshana.
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