Ravikanta, Ravi-kanta, Ravikamta, Ravikānta: 8 definitions
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Ravikanta means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryravikānta (रविकांत).—m (S) The sun-stone, a sort of crystal.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryRavikānta (रविकान्त).—the sun-stone (sūryakānta).
Derivable forms: ravikāntaḥ (रविकान्तः).
Ravikānta is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ravi and kānta (कान्त). See also (synonyms): ravigrāvan.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryRavikānta (रविकान्त).—m.
(-ntaḥ) The sun-stone, a sort of crystal. “sūryakāntamaṇau” E. ravi the sun, kānta in this compound, a mineral.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryRavikānta (रविकान्त):—[=ravi-kānta] [from ravi] m. sun-stone, a sort of crystal (= sūryakānta), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryRavikānta (रविकान्त):—[ravi-kānta] (ntaḥ) 1. m. The sun stone.
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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 corpusRavikāṃta (ರವಿಕಾಂತ):—[noun] a reddish varietyof oligoclase fledspar, used as a gem.
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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Starts with: Ravikantamaya.
Full-text: Ravikantamaya, Raviratna, Ravikamtopala, Ravigravan.
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