Dvivacana, Dvi-vacana: 11 definitions
Introduction:
Dvivacana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi. 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Dvivachana.
In Hinduism
Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)
Source: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammarDvivacana (द्विवचन).—A case affix of the dual number; dual number; a word in the dual number; cf M. Bh. on I. -1,11, I. 4.21 etc.: cf. द्वयोरर्थयोर्वचनं द्विवचनम् (dvayorarthayorvacanaṃ dvivacanam) Kas. on P. V. 3.57.
Vyakarana (व्याकरण, vyākaraṇa) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarydvivacana (द्विवचन).—n S In grammar. The dual.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishdvivacana (द्विवचन).—n The dual.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryDvivacana (द्विवचन).—the dual number in grammar.
Derivable forms: dvivacanam (द्विवचनम्).
Dvivacana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dvi and vacana (वचन).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryDvivacana (द्विवचन).—[neuter] the dual & its endings ([grammar]).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryDvivacana (द्विवचन):—[=dvi-vacana] [from dvi] n. the dual and its endings, [Pāṇini 1-4, 102 etc.]
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Dvivacana (द्विवचन) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Duvayaṇa.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusDvivacana (ದ್ವಿವಚನ):—[noun] (gram.) the grammatical number referring to two persons, animals, things, etc as in Saṃskṛta.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryDvivacana (द्विवचन):—n. Gram. dual number;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
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