Yavanari, Yavanāri, Yavana-ari, Yavaṉāri: 7 definitions

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Yavanari means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Tamil. 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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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Yavanāri (यवनारि).—Name of Kṛṣṇa.

Derivable forms: yavanāriḥ (यवनारिः).

Yavanāri is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms yavana and ari (अरि).

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

Yavanāri (यवनारि).—m.

(-riḥ) A name of Krishna. E. yavana a Yavana, ari enemy.

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

1) Yavanāri (यवनारि):—[from yavana] m. ‘enemy of the Y°’, Name of Kṛṣṇa, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) [v.s. ...] of a king of Vārāṇasī, [Catalogue(s)]

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

Yavanāri (यवनारि):—[yavanā+ri] (riḥ) 2. m. Krishna.

[Sanskrit to German]

Yavanari 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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Tamil dictionary

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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Yavaṉāri (யவனாரி) noun < yavanāri. Kṛṣṇa, as the slayer of Kāla-yavana; [காலயவனனைக் கொன்றவன்] கண்ணபிரான். (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [[kalayavananaig konravan] kannapiran. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]

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Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.

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