Shavira, Śavīra: 4 definitions
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Shavira 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 Śavīra can be transliterated into English as Savira or Shavira, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚavīra (शवीर).—[adjective] powerful, mighty.
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Savīra (सवीर).—[adjective] with the followers.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionarySavīra (सवीर):—[=sa-vīra] [from sa > sa-vaṃśā] (sa-) mfn. with retainers or followers, [Taittirīya-brāhmaṇa]
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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
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusŚāvīra (ಶಾವೀರ):—[noun] a poet who sings ballads and songs, esp. on the past heroes.
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Sāvira (ಸಾವಿರ):—
1) [adjective] amounting to one thousand in number.
2) [adjective] too numerous to be counted; very many.
3) [adjective] ಸಾವಿರಕಾಲಿನ ಹುಳು [savirakalina hulu] sāvira kālina huḷu any of a class (Chilopoda) of elongated, many-segmented, insect-eating arthropods with a pair of legs to each segment; a centipede.
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Sāvira (ಸಾವಿರ):—[noun] the cardinal number one thousand; 1,000.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Vira, Sha, Ca.
Ends with: Aishavira, Dashavira, Eshavira, Kushavira, Mashavira, Vamshavira, Vidveshavira.
Full-text: Sasira, Cittara, Ayiram, Anjana, Kulu, Bess, Ane, Kudure.
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