Naravira, Naravīra, Nara-vira: 6 definitions
Introduction:
Naravira means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali. 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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Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarynaravīra : (m.) a hero; the buddha.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryNaravīra refers to: a hero (?), a skilled man (?) Th. 1, 736 (naravīrakata “by human skill & wit” Mrs. Rh. D.).
Note: naravīra is a Pali compound consisting of the words nara and vīra.
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryNaravīra (नरवीर).—a brave man, hero.
Derivable forms: naravīraḥ (नरवीरः).
Naravīra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms nara and vīra (वीर).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryNaravīrā (नरवीरा).—name of a yakṣiṇī: (Ārya-)Mañjuśrīmūlakalpa 567.11; 568.22.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryNaravīra (नरवीर).—[masculine] a (man-) hero.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryNaravīra (नरवीर):—[=nara-vīra] [from nara] m. an heroic or excellent m°, [Mahābhārata]
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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