Sharavapa, Śarāvāpa, Shara-avapa: 5 definitions
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Sharavapa 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 Śarāvāpa can be transliterated into English as Saravapa or Sharavapa, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚarāvāpa (शरावाप).—a bow; तान् गृहीतशरावापान् (tān gṛhītaśarāvāpān) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 1.189.13; आवापः (āvāpaḥ) also means quiver; चिच्छेद कार्मुकं दीप्तं शरावापं च सत्वरम् (ciccheda kārmukaṃ dīptaṃ śarāvāpaṃ ca satvaram) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 6.9.61.
Derivable forms: śarāvāpaḥ (शरावापः).
Śarāvāpa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śara and āvāpa (आवाप). See also (synonyms): śarāropa.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚarāvāpa (शरावाप).—m. a bow, Mahābhārata 1, 7073.
Śarāvāpa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śara and āvāpa (आवाप).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚarāvāpa (शरावाप).—[masculine] bow or quiver (arrow-scatterer).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Śarāvāpa (शरावाप):—[from śara] m. ‘casting ar°’, a bow, [ib.]
2) [v.s. ...] ([probably]) a quiver, [ib.]
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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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Partial matches: Sara, Avapa, Cara.
Full-text: Grihitasharavapa, Shararopa, Avapa.
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