Urvvashi, Urvvaśī: 1 definition
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Urvvashi 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 Urvvaśī can be transliterated into English as Urvvasi or Urvvashi, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryUrvvaśī (उर्व्वशी) or Urvaśī.—f. (-śī) The name of one of the courtezans of Swarga or Indra'S heaven. E. uru great, vaś to tame, ac and ṅīṣ affixes; also urvasī and ūrvasī.
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Ūrvvasī (ऊर्व्वसी) or Ūrvasī.—f. (-sī) A nymph of Swarga: see urvaśī. Also written ūrvaśī.
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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Starts with: Urvvashiramana, Urvvashivallabha.
Full-text: Urvashi.
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