Akharva: 7 definitions
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Akharva 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationAkharva (啶呧啶班啶�) refers to a 鈥渟traight (head)鈥�, according to the 艢ivapur膩峁嘺 2.5.15 (鈥淭he birth of Jalandhara and his marriage鈥�).鈥擜ccordingly, after Bh膩rgava narrated the details regarding the headless R膩hu: 鈥淸...] Ghasmara, the intelligent emissary of Jalandhara, hastened to heaven where all the gods were present. After going there, the emissary entered the assembly of the gods. With his head kept straight (akharva-mauli) as a token of haughtiness he spoke to lord Indra [garv膩dakharvamaulirhi devendra峁� v膩kyamabrav墨t]. [...]鈥�.
The Purana (啶啶班ぞ啶�, pur膩峁嘺s) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India鈥檚 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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAkharva (啶呧啶班啶�).鈥�a. [na. ta.] Not dwarfish, short or stunted; not small; great; 啶呧啶班啶掂啶� 啶椸ぐ啷嵿さ啷囙ぃ 啶掂た啶班ぞ啶溹ぎ啶距え啶� (akharve峁嘺 garve峁嘺 vir膩jam膩na岣�) Da艣akum膩racarita 3.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryAkharva (啶呧啶班啶�).鈥擺adjective] unmutilated, entire, complete.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Akharva (啶呧啶班啶�):鈥擺=a-kharva] mfn. not shortened or mutilated, [峁歡-veda vii, 32, 13]
2) [v.s. ...] not small, important
3) [v.s. ...] also a-kharvan, [Hem膩dri鈥檚 Caturvarga-cint膩ma峁噄]
4) 础办丑补谤惫腻 (啶呧啶班啶掂ぞ):鈥擺=补-办丑补谤惫腻] [from a-kharva] f. Name of a plant, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal膩yudha, hemacandra, etc.]
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Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), 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
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusAkharva (嗖呧矕嗖班硩嗖�):鈥�
1) [adjective] not stunted; not short or small; not dwarfish; fully grown.
2) [adjective] of a high degree of magnitude of any kind; great.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Rig Veda 7.32.13 < [Sukta 32]
Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (by 艢r墨la R奴pa Gosv膩m墨)
Verse 3.3.127 < [Part 3 - Fraternal Devotion (sakhya-rasa)]
Verse 2.1.202 < [Part 1 - Ecstatic Excitants (vibh膩va)]
Ramayana of Valmiki (Shastri) (by Hari Prasad Shastri)
Chapter 28 - Shuka in his turn enumerates the Enemy < [Book 6 - Yuddha-kanda]
Kipling and 鈥淭he Bridge-builders鈥� < [January 鈥� March, 1980]
Brahmanda Purana (by G.V. Tagare)
Chapter 2 - The description of the city of 艢iva < [Section 4a - Upasa峁僪膩ra-p膩da]