Takvan: 5 definitions
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Takvan 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.
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryTakvan (तक्वन्).—a.
1) Ved. Rushing, darting along; श्रुतं गायत्रं तकवानस्याहम् (śrutaṃ gāyatraṃ takavānasyāham) Ṛgveda 1.12.6. -m. A bird (especially a bird of prey); तक्वा न भूर्णिर्वना सिषक्ति (takvā na bhūrṇirvanā siṣakti) Ṛgveda 1.66.1.
2) A fleet horse.
3) A thief, rogue.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryTakvan (तक्वन्).—[masculine] a cert. bird of prey.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Takvan (तक्वन्):—[from tak] m. ‘rushing’, a bird, bird of prey [‘a fleet horse’ [Sāyaṇa]], [i, 66, 2]
2) [v.s. ...] a thief, [Naighaṇṭuka, commented on by Yāska iii, 24.]
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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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Ends with: Nittakvan, Pratakvan, Ritakvan.
Full-text: Takvaviya, Pratakvan, Ritakvan, Pratankam, Takvavi, Takva.
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