Sitadurva, Sitadūrvā, Shitadurva: 3 definitions

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

Sitadūrvā (सितदूर्वा) or Sitadūrvvā.—f.

(-rvā) A bent grass with white blossoms.

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

1) Śītadūrvā (शीतदूर्वा):—[=śīta-dūrvā] [from śīta] f. white Dūrvā grass, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.] ([wrong reading] for sita-a).

2) Sitadūrvā (सितदूर्वा):—[=sita-dūrvā] [from sita] f. wh° Dūrvā grass, [ib.]

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