Sauvarnika, Sauvarṇika: 8 definitions
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Sauvarnika means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India. 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.
In Hinduism
Kavya (poetry)
Source: OpenEdition books: Vividhatīrthakalpaḥ (Kāvya)Sauvarṇika (सौवर्णिक) in Sanskrit (or Sovannia in Prakrit) refers to a “silversmith”, as is mentioned in the Vividhatīrthakalpa by Jinaprabhasūri (13th century A.D.): an ancient text devoted to various Jaina holy places (tīrthas).—(CDIAL 13623; Sircar 1966 p. 307).
Kavya (काव्य, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry’ and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry’.
India history and geography
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossarySauvarṇika.—(HD), cf. Prakrit Sovaṇika (EI 10), a gold- smith; the State goldsmith. See Hist. Dharm., Vol. III, pp. 144-45. See Hairaṇyika, etc. Note: sauvarṇika 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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Sauvarṇika.—(HRS), profits of the royal monopoly of manu- facture of gold and silver articles, as indicated by the Arthaśāstra. Note: sauvarṇika 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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionarySauvarṇika (सौवर्णिक).—a. Made of gold; Pratimā 1.
-kaḥ A goldsmith.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionarySauvarṇika (सौवर्णिक).—adj. (AMg. sovaṇṇiya; Childers cites Pali sovaṇṇika, only from Senart's Kacc.; to Sanskrit suvarṇa plus -ika; = prec.), golden: °kena hemajālena Mahāvastu i.196.5 (prose).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionarySauvarṇika (सौवर्णिक).—[-sauvarṇika], i. e. su-varṇa (see varṇa), + ika, in catuḥsauvarṇika, i. e. catur-, adj. Weighing four suvar- ṇas (see the last), [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 8, 137.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Sauvarṇika (सौवर्णिक):—[from sauvarṇa] mfn. weighing or worth a Su-varṇa (ifc. after a numeral = ‘w° a [particular] number of S°’), [Hemādri’s Caturvarga-cintāmaṇi]
2) [v.s. ...] m. a worker in gold, goldsmith, [Campaka-śreṣṭhi-kathānaka]
3) Sauvarṇikā (सौवर्णिका):—[from sauvarṇika > sauvarṇa] f. a [particular] venomous insect, [Suśruta]
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Sauvarṇika (सौवर्णिक) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Suvaṇṇia, Sovaṇṇia, Sovaṇṇiga.
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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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Full-text: Adhyardhasauvarnika, Dvisauvarnika, Sovannia, Suvannia, Sovanniga, Hairanyaka, Hairanyika.
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