Vrihiyava, Vrīhiyava: 2 definitions
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Vrihiyava 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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryVrīhiyava (व्रीहियव).—[masculine] [dual] [plural] & yava [neuter] sgl. rice and barley.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryVrīhiyava (व्रीहियव):—[=vrīhi-yava] [from vrīhi] m. [dual number] or [plural] ([Atharva-veda; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa]) n. sg. ([Mahābhārata]), rice and barley.
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: Bahuvrihiyava.
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The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 20 - Creation of the Moon < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]
Chapter 206 - Procedure for Performing Śrāddha < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 3.257 < [Section XVI - Essentials of Śrāddha]
Verse 7.130 < [Section XI - Customs-Duties]
Women in the Atharva-veda Samhita (by Pranab Jyoti Kalita)
16. Goddess Oṣadhayaḥ (Oṣadhayas) < [Chapter 4 - Female Deities and the Glorification of Women in the Atharvaveda]
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
The Linga Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 39 - Specific Dharmas of Four Yugas < [Section 1 - Uttarabhāga]
The Agnistoma Somayaga in the Shukla Yajurveda (by Madan Haloi)
Part 1: Meaning and Significance of the word Yajña < [Chapter 2 - An Introduction to the Ritualistic Religion of the Vedas]
Part 1.4: Consecration rite (dikṣaṇīyeṣṭi) < [Chapter 4 - The Agniṣṭoma Ritual]