Sharavani, Śaravāṇi, Shara-vani: 7 definitions

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Sharavani 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.

The Sanskrit term Śaravāṇi can be transliterated into English as Saravani or Sharavani, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Sharavani in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Śaravāṇi (शरवाणि).—

1) the head of an arrow.

2) an archer.

3) a maker of arrows.

4) a foot-soldier.

Derivable forms: śaravāṇiḥ (शरवाणिः).

Śaravāṇi is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śara and vāṇi (वाणि).

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

Śaravāṇi (शरवाणि).—m.

(-ṇiḥ) 1. The head of an arrow. 2. A foot-soldier, an archer. 3. A maker of arrows. E. śara an arrow, vaṇ to sound, aff. in .

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

Śaravāṇi (शरवाणि).—m. 1. The head of an arrow. 2. The maker of arrows. 3. A foot-soldier (probably an anomal. derivation from śara + van).

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

1) Śaravāṇi (शरवाणि):—[=śara-vāṇi] [from śara] m. (only [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]) the head of an ar°

2) [v.s. ...] a maker of ar°

3) [v.s. ...] an archer

4) [v.s. ...] a foot soldier

5) [v.s. ...] = pāpiṣṭha ([probably] [wrong reading] for padāti).

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

Śaravāṇi (शरवाणि):—(ṇiḥ) 2. m. The head of an arrow; foot-soldier, archer; maker of arrows.

[Sanskrit to German]

Sharavani in German

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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Kannada-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Sharavani in Kannada glossary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Saravaṇi (ಸರವಣಿ):—[noun] = ಸರವಣ [saravana].

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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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