Phanavat, Phaṇavat, Phaṇāvat: 4 definitions

Introduction:

Phanavat 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 dictionary

Phaṇavat (फणवत्) or Phaṇāvat (फणावत्).—m. A snake in general.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Phaṇavat (फणवत्).—m. (-vān) A snake. E. phaṇā a hood, and matup possessive aff.

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Phaṇāvat (फणावत्).—m. (-vān) A snake: see phaṇavat .

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Phaṇavat (फणवत्):—[=phaṇa-vat] [from phaṇa > phaṇ] mfn. having a h°, hooded (as a s°), [Mahābhārata; Pañcatantra]

2) [v.s. ...] m. = -kara, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

3) Phaṇāvat (फणावत्):—[=phaṇā-vat] [from phaṇā > phaṇ] m. ‘possessing a h°’, Coluber Nāga, [Bālarāmāyaṇa]

4) [v.s. ...] a kind of supernatural being, [Hemādri’s Caturvarga-cintāmaṇi]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Phaṇavat (फणवत्):—(vān) 5. m. A snake.

2) Phaṇāvat (फणावत्):—(vān) 5. m. Idem.

context information

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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