Lavanarnava, Lavaṇārṇava: 5 definitions
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Lavanarnava 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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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexLavaṇārṇava (लवणार्णव).—The sea of salt.*
- * Viṣṇu-purāṇa V. 21. 25; 27. 4.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryLavaṇārṇava (लवणार्णव).—m. the sea of salt water, [Rāmāyaṇa] 1, 1, 70.
Lavaṇārṇava is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms lavaṇa and arṇava (अर्णव).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryLavaṇārṇava (लवणार्णव).—[masculine] the same.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryLavaṇārṇava (लवणार्णव):—[from lavaṇa] ([Rāmāyaṇa; Rājataraṅgiṇī; Bhāgavata-purāṇa]) ([Rāmāyaṇa]) m. ‘sea of salt w°’, the ocean.
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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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Partial matches: Arnava, Lavana.
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