Stavaka, Stāvaka: 15 definitions
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Stavaka means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi. 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Stavak.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Stāvaka (स्तावक) refers to “eulogising”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.4.5 (“Kārttikeya is crowned”).—Accordingly, after the Kṛttikās spoke to Kārttikeya: “[...] Kumāra reached the foot of a Nyagrodha tree at Kailāsa in the fast chariot along with Nandin seated to his right. [...] Vīrabhadra and other Gaṇas followed them with different chiming cymbols beating the time and sporting about. Eulogising (stāvaka) and being eulogised they sang songs of praise. Shouting cries of ‘Victory’ and ‘Obeisance’ the delighted people went to see the excellent son of Śiva born in the grove of Śara plants. [...]”
Stāvaka (स्तावक).—A Janapada of the Ketumālā continent.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 44. 10.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)
Stavaka (स्तवक) refers to a “bunch of flowers”, as mentioned in a list of six synonyms, according to the second chapter (dharaṇyādi-varga) of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu (an Ayurvedic encyclopedia). The Dharaṇyādi-varga covers the lands, soil, mountains, jungles and vegetation’s relations between trees [viz., Stavaka] and plants and substances, with their various kinds.
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
stāvaka (स्तावक).—a S That praises, commends, lauds, eulogizes, panegyrizes, celebrates, extols, exalts &c.
stāvaka (स्तावक).—a That praises, commends.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Stavaka (स्तवक).—a. (-vikā f.) [स्तु-वुन् (stu-vun)] Praising, eulogizing.
-kaḥ 1 A panegyrist, praiser.
2) Praise, eulogium.
3) A cluster of blossoms.
4) Bunch of flowers, nosegay, tuft, bouquet.
5) A chapter or section of a book.
6) A multitude; cf. स्तबक (stabaka) also.
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Stāvaka (स्तावक).—A praiser, panegyrist, flatterer; स्तावकांस्तानभिप्रेत्य पुथुर्वैन्यः प्रतापवान् (stāvakāṃstānabhipretya puthurvainyaḥ pratāpavān) Bhāgavata 4.15.21.
Derivable forms: stāvakaḥ (स्तावकः).
Stavaka (स्तवक).—m.
(-kaḥ) 1. A cluster of blossoms, a nosegay. 2. A multitude in general. 3. Praise, eulogium. 4. A panegyrist, a praiser. 5. The chapter of a book. f.
(-vikā) Praising. E. ṣṭu to praise, aff. vun; or sthā to stay, avaka Unadi aff., form irr.
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Stāvaka (स्तावक).—m.
(-kaḥ) A praiser, a panegyrist. E. ṣṭu to praise, ṇvul aff.
Stavaka (स्तवक).— i. e. stu + aka, m. 1. Praise. 2. A panegyrist. 3. A cluster of blossoms, [Pañcatantra] iii. [distich] 155; [Vikramorvaśī, (ed. Bollensen.)] [distich] 125; a designation of chapters in the Kusumāñjali. 4. A multitude.
1) Stavaka (स्तवक):—[from stu] m. praise, eulogium, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] a panegyrist, praiser, [Horace H. Wilson]
3) Stāvaka (स्तावक):—[from stu] mfn. praising, extolling, [Sāyaṇa] (-tva n., [Manvarthamuktāvalī, kullūka bhaṭṭa’s Commentary on manu-smṛti])
4) [v.s. ...] m. a praiser, panegyrist, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa; Sarvadarśana-saṃgraha]
1) Stavaka (स्तवक):—(kaḥ) 1. m. A cluster of blossoms; multitude; praise; a panegyrist.
2) Stāvaka (स्तावक):—(kaḥ) 1. m. A panegyrist.
Stavaka (स्तवक):—1. (wie eben) m. = stuti [VIŚVA im Śabdakalpadruma]
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Stavaka (स्तवक):—2. und stavakita schlechte Schreibart für stabaka, stabakita .
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Stāvaka (स्तावक):—(von 1. stu) adj. lobend, verherrlichend: sūkta [Sāyaṇa] in der Einl. zu [Ṛgveda 1, 105.] m. Lobredner, Lobsänger: balaṃ stavaḥ stāvakānām [Spr. (II) 4391.] [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 4, 15, 21. 24.] [SARVADARŚANAS. 64, 3.] tva n. nom. abstr. zum adj. [Kullūka] zu [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 2, 6.]
Stāvaka (स्तावक) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Thuvaa.
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.
Hindi dictionary
Stavaka (स्तवक) [Also spelled stavak]:—(nm) a bunch of flowers, bouquet; chapter of a book.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Stavaka (ಸ್ತವಕ):—
1) [noun] a bunch of flowers, leaves or fruits.
2) [noun] a chapter or division of a book.
3) [noun] a large number of persons or things, esp. when gathered together or considered as a unit; a multitude; a host.
4) [noun] the act of praising, extolling.
5) [noun] one who praises, laudes often hypoerbolically; a sycophant.
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Stāvaka (ಸ್ತಾವಕ):—[noun] a man who praises (another or a deity).
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Stavaka (स्तवक):—adj. praising; eulogistic; n. 1. a bunch of flowers; bouquet; 2. fig. section (of a book);
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+0): Stavakacita, Stavakarnika, Stavakarnin, Stavakatva.
Full-text (+0): Kusumastavaka, Stavakatva, Stavak, Stabaka, Stavakita, Stavakacita, Harikusumastavaka, Gutsa, Stava, Dona, Prashuna, Guccha, Ketumaladvipa, Abhyanga, Kusuma.
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Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Nyayakusumanjali of Udayana (study) (by Sri Ramen Bhadra)
Chapter 5 - Concluding Remarks
Plan of discussion in Nyāyakusumāñjali < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
Various grounds proving God < [Chapter 4 - Fifth Stavaka]
Studies in the Upapuranas (by R. C. Hazra)
Dictionaries of Indian languages (Kosha)
Page 638 < [Bengali-Hindi-English, Volume 2]
Page 54 < [Bengali-Hindi-English, Volume 3]
Page 388 < [Hindi-English-Nepali (1 volume)]
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Page 4 < [Volume 27 (1937)]
Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī)
Verse 2.4.81 < [Part 4 - Transient Ecstatic Disturbances (vyābhicāri-bhāva)]