Sharvara, Śarvara, Śārvara: 8 definitions
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The Sanskrit terms Śarvara and Śārvara can be transliterated into English as Sarvara or Sharvara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Sanskrit dictionary
Śarvara (शर्वर).—[śṝ-ṣvarac Uṇādi-sūtra 2.122] Name of the god of love.
-ram Darkness.
Derivable forms: śarvaraḥ (शर्वरः).
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Śārvara (शार्वर).—a.
1) (-rī f.) [शर्वर्यां भवम् अण् (śarvaryāṃ bhavam aṇ)] Nocturnal; शार्वरान्धकारपूर (śārvarāndhakārapūra) &c. Dk.; नूनमुन्नमति यज्वनां पतिः शार्वरस्य तमसो निषिद्धये (nūnamunnamati yajvanāṃ patiḥ śārvarasya tamaso niṣiddhaye) Kumārasambhava 8.58.
2) Mischievous, pernicious.
-ram Darkness, thick gloom; उद्धर्मशार्वरहर क्षितिराक्षसध्रुगाकल्प- मार्कमर्हन् भगवन्नमस्ते (uddharmaśārvarahara kṣitirākṣasadhrugākalpa- mārkamarhan bhagavannamaste) Bhāgavata 1.14.4.
-rī Night.
Śarvara (शर्वर) or Śarvvara.—m.
(-raḥ) Kama. n.
(-raṃ) Darkness. E. śarv, aran aff.
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Śārvara (शार्वर).—mfn.
(-raḥ-rī-raṃ) 1. Murderous, mischievous. 2. Nocturnal. n.
(-raṃ) Darkness, gloom. f. (-rī) Night. E. śarvarī night, aṇ aff.
Śārvara (शार्वर).—i. e. śarvarī + a, I. adj. 1. Nocturnal. 2. Mischievous, pernicious. Ii. m. Darkness. Iii. f. rī Night.
Śārvara (शार्वर).—[adjective] nocturnal; [feminine] ī night.
1) Śarvara (शर्वर):—mfn. variegated, spotted (= karvara; cf. also śabara, śabala), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) n. darkness, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) the god of love (?), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Śārvara (शार्वर):—[(raḥ-rī-raṃ) a.] Nocturnal; murderous. n. Darkness. f.
(-ī) Night.
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Śārvara (ಶಾರ್ವರ):—
1) [adjective] of, relating to, happening in night.
2) [adjective] causing pain or trouble; harmful; troublesome; evil.
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Śārvara (ಶಾರ್ವರ):—[noun] absolute darkness.
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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