Vihavya: 4 definitions

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Vihavya 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.

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia

Vihavya (विहव्य).—The son of Varcas who was born in the dynasty of Gṛtsamada. Vitatya was the son of this Vihavya. (Mahābhārata Anuśāsana Parva, Chapter 30, Stanza 61).

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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.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Vihavya (विहव्य).—[adjective] to be invoked or desired.

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Vihavya (विहव्य).—[adjective] to be invoked or desired.

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

1) Vihavya (विहव्य):—[=vi-havya] [from vi-hava > vi-hve] vi-havya or vi-havya, mfn. to be invoked or invited or desired, [Ṛg-veda; Atharva-veda; Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā]

2) [v.s. ...] m. (with āṅgirasa) Name of the supposed author of [Ṛg-veda x, 128; Anukramaṇikā]

3) [v.s. ...] of a son of Varcas, [Mahābhārata]

4) Vihavyā (विहव्या):—[=vi-havyā] [from vi-havya > vi-hava > vi-hve] f. Name of [particular] bricks, [Taittirīya-saṃhitā]

5) [v.s. ...] ([scilicet] sūkta) Name of [Ṛg-veda x, 128] (cf. havīya), [Taittirīya-saṃhitā; Kāṭhaka; Lāṭyāyana]

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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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