Shavan, Śāvān: 4 definitions
Introduction:
Shavan means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Hindi, biology. 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.
The Sanskrit term Śāvān can be transliterated into English as Savan or Shavan, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexŚāvān (शावान्).—The name of Mahimān Agni.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 29. 37.
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.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Shavan in India is the name of a plant defined with Panicum sumatrense in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Panicum albidulum Steud. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Systema Vegetabilium ed. 15 (1817)
· Enumeratio Plantarum Horti Botanici Berolinensis, …
· De Graminibus Paniceis (1826)
· Grasses of Ceylon (1956)
· Methodus Plantas Horti Botanici … (1794)
· The Flora of British India (1896)
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Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionarySavan (सवन्).—[Causative] make well-disposed.
Savan is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms sa and van (वन्).
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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionarySavan in Hindi refers in English to:—(nm) the fifth month of the Hindu calendar; ~[ni] pertaining to the month of [savana] of [savana; —ke andhe ko hara hi hara dikhata/sujhata hai] see through coloured glasses and all you see will be coloured..—savan (सावन) is alternatively transliterated as Sāvana.
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See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Van, Vaan, Ca, Sha.
Starts with: Savanta, Savanti, Shavamtige, Shavanabhya, Shavanalomapaha, Shavanna.
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Full-text (+25): Cavan, Cavantal, Tiruttuccavan, Cavantalamputal, Pillaiccavan, Sanicula rubriflora, Ajuga ciliata, Lagochilus inebrians, Surya, Sedum sarmentosum, Savana, Adenocaulon himalaicum, Ajuga multiflora, Pseudostellaria sylvatica, Sanicula chinensis, Potentilla chinensis, Anemarrhena asphodeloides, Salvia miltiorrhiza, Syneilesis aconitifolia, Ephedra gerardiana.
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Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
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International Ayurvedic Medical Journal
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Tilakamanjari of Dhanapala (study) (by Shri N. M. Kansara)
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Concept of different samprapti of sandhigata vata < [Volume 5, Issue 2: March - April 2018]
World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research
Phyto chemical analysis of elettaria cardamomum leaf extract < [2015: Volume 4, January issue 1]
Indian Millets: Nutritional Powerhouses for Health and Wellness < [2023: Volume 12, November issue 19]
Therapeutic efficacy validation of castor oil via reverse pharmacology. < [2023: Volume 12, November special issue 20]
The Great Buddhist Emperors of Asia (by Shibani Dutta)