Samavirya, Samavīrya: 3 definitions

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Samavirya 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

[«previous next»] — Samavirya in Marathi glossary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

samavīrya (समवीर्य).—a (S) Of moderate or well-blended virtues and properties, equable;--as a drug &c. 2 Of equal heroism or prowess.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Samavirya in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Samavīrya (समवीर्य).—adj. having equal strength, [Hitopadeśa] iv. [distich] 20.

Samavīrya is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms sama and vīrya (वीर्य).

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

Samavīrya (समवीर्य):—[=sama-vīrya] [from sama] mfn. equal in strength, [Hitopadeśa]

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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.

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