Samva, Sāṃvā, Shamva, Śaṃva: 10 definitions
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Samva means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, 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.
The Sanskrit term Śaṃva can be transliterated into English as Samva or Shamva, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
India history and geography
Samva.—(IE 8-1), mistake for saṃva which is an abbreviation of saṃvatsara. Note: samva is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
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Saṃva.—(IE 8-1) same as saṃvat; contraction of saṃvatsara. Note: saṃva is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
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Marathi-English dictionary
sāṃvā (सांवा).—a Void of thorns or prickles, inermis.
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
Śaṃva (शंव).—a. Happy, fortunate.
-vaḥ 1 Ploughing in the regular direction.
2) The thunderbolt of Indra.
3) The iron head of a pestle.
Śaṃva (शंव).—mfn.
(-vaḥ-vā-vaṃ) Fortunate, prosperous. m.
(-vaḥ) 1. The thunderbolt of Indra. 2. The iron head of a pestle. E. śa good fortune, and va poss. aff.; also as differently derived, read śamba and samba &c.
Śaṃva (शंव).—i. e. śam + va, I. adj. Prosperous, happy, [Bhaṭṭikāvya, (ed. Calc.)] 4, 18. Ii. m. 1. Indra's thunderbolt. 2. The iron head of a pestle.
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Śamva (शम्व).—n. The iron end of a pestle.
1) Śaṃva (शंव):—a śaṃvara, śaṃvūka See śamba, śambara, śambūka, p.1055.
2) [from śam] b See śamba, p. 1055, col. 2.
3) Śamva (शम्व):—śamvat [wrong reading] for śamba and śaṃvat.
4) Saṃvā (संवा):—[=saṃ-vā] -√2. vā [Parasmaipada] -vāti, to blow at the same time, blow, [Taittirīya-brāhmaṇa; Mahābhārata]
Śaṃva (शंव):—[(vaḥ-vā-vaṃ) a.] Fortunate, prosperous. m. The thunderbolt of Indra; iron head of a pestle.
Śaṃva (शंव):—(von 5. śam) [Vopadeva’s Grammatik 7, 31.] m. = muṣalāgrasthalauhamaṇḍalaka und vajra [Dharaṇīkoṣa im Śabdakalpadruma] — Vgl. śamba .
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
Saṃva (ಸಂವ):—[adjective] causing or giving pleasure; delighting.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Sāṃvā (सांवा):—[=साँवा] n. capital (of property); adj. denoting an original sum invested or lend; n. a sum of money lent or invested on which interest is paid;
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.
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Partial matches: Sam, Cam, Va.
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Full-text (+6): Samvas, Samvah, Samvartasmriti, Shamyu, Shamva grass, Samvam, Samvatsara, Shava, Save, Maconda, Abhisamudha, Anusamva, Samvasa, Rajadhanya, Rabasa, Brahmayashasa, Saanva, Campa, Ghuni, Samvahita.
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