Vimanavaha, Vimānavāha, Vimana-vaha: 2 definitions

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Vimanavaha 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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Kavya (poetry)

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Source: archive.org: Naisadhacarita of Sriharsa

Vimānavāha (विमानवाह) refers to “palanquin bearers”.—Cf.  Vimāna: “an open palanquin carried on men’s shoulders”, which is mentioned in the Naiṣadha-carita 10.107.

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Kavya (काव्य, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry’ and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry’.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Vimanavaha in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Vimānavāha (विमानवाह).—palanquin-bearer; तां राजसङ्घ- मनयन्त विमानवाहाः (tāṃ rājasaṅgha- manayanta vimānavāhāḥ) N.11.23; तां राजकादपगमष्य विमानधुर्या निन्युर्नलाकृतिधरानथ पञ्च वीरान् (tāṃ rājakādapagamaṣya vimānadhuryā ninyurnalākṛtidharānatha pañca vīrān) N.13.1.

Derivable forms: vimānavāhaḥ (विमानवाहः).

Vimānavāha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vimāna and vāha (वाह). See also (synonyms): vimānadhurya.

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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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