Pauri, Paurī: 4 definitions
Introduction:
Pauri means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Hindi, 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.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPaurī (पौरी):—[from paura] f. the language of the servants in a palace, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryPaurī (पौरी):—(nf) a door; portico.
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Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconPauri (பௌரி) noun (Music) A musical mode, one of perum-paṇ, q.v.; பெரும்பண்வகை. (பிங்கலகண்டு) [perumbanvagai. (pingalagandu)]
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryPaurī (पौरी):—n. → पौडी [pauḍī]
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Paurika, Paurikan, Paurina, Paurisa, Paurisa.
Full-text: Paura, Perumpan, Porin, Samkathya, Alakananda, Nanda.
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Who’s Who < [October – December, 2008]
The Linga Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 51 - Various Continents < [Section 1 - Uttarabhāga]
Vastu-shastra (2): Town Planning (by D. N. Shukla)
The Shiva Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 40 - Journey to Kailāsa and the vision of Śiva < [Section 2.2 - Rudra-saṃhitā (2): Satī-khaṇḍa]
The Mahavastu (great story) (by J. J. Jones)
Chapter XXIX - From Uruvilvā to Benares < [Volume III]