Viradhanvan, Vīradhanvan, Vira-dhanvan: 5 definitions

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Viradhanvan 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 dictionary

Vīradhanvan (वीरधन्वन्).—m. an epithet of the god of love.

Vīradhanvan is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vīra and dhanvan (धन्वन्).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Vīradhanvan (वीरधन्वन्).—m.

(-nvā) Kama or Cupid. E. vīra a hero, and dhanvan a bow.

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

Vīradhanvan (वीरधन्वन्):—[=vīra-dhanvan] [from vīra > vīr] m. ‘having a powerful bow’, Name of Kāma-deva (god of love), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Vīradhanvan (वीरधन्वन्):—[vīra-dhanvan] (nvā) 5. m. Kāma.

[Sanskrit to German]

Viradhanvan in German

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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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