Divira: 6 definitions
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Divira means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India. 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
Arthashastra (politics and welfare)
: archive.org: Hindu Mathematics (Artha)Divira (啶︵た啶掂た啶�) refers to 鈥渨riters鈥� of grant plates (used as legal documents in ancient India).鈥擳hey were written by professional writers. The existence of such writers is mentioned in the southern Buddhist canons and in the Epics. They have been called lekhaka, lipikara and later on divira, 办补谤补峁嘺, 办腻测补蝉迟丑补, etc. According to Kalha峁嘺 (R膩jatara峁単i峁嚹�), the Kings of Kashmir employed a special officer for drafting legal documents. He bore the title of 辫补峁弓辞辫腻诲丑测腻测补, i.e., the teacher (charged with the preparation) of title deeds. The existence of manuals such as the 濒别办丑补辫补帽肠补艣颈办腻, the 濒别办丑补辫谤补办腻艣补, which give rules for drafting letters, land grants, treaties, and various kinds of bonds and bills of exchange, show beyond doubt that the writing of grant plates [by the divira] was a specialised art and that the style of writing those documents must always have been centuries behind the times, just as it is even to-day with respect to legal and state documents.
Arthashastra (啶呧ぐ啷嵿ぅ啶多ぞ啶膏啶む啶�, artha艣膩stra) literature concerns itself with the teachings (shastra) of economic prosperity (artha) statecraft, politics and military tactics. The term arthashastra refers to both the name of these scientific teachings, as well as the name of a Sanskrit work included in such literature. This book was written (3rd century BCE) by by Kautilya, who flourished in the 4th century BCE.
India history and geography
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossaryDivira.鈥�(HD), same as Persian Dab墨r, 鈥榓 clerk鈥�. See R膩jatara峁単i峁嚹�, VIII. 131, mentioning Divira as distinct from K膩yastha; also CII, Vol. III, p. 122. Cf. Divirapati. Note: divira is defined in the 鈥淚ndian epigraphical glossary鈥� as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Divira (啶︵た啶掂た啶�):鈥�m. a husband鈥檚 brother (= devara), [Demetrius Galanos鈥檚 Lexiko: sanskritikes, anglikes, hellenikes]
2) chief clerk or secretary (also -pati) [Scholiast or Commentator]
[Sanskrit to German]
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 corpusDivira (嗖︵部嗖掂部嗖�):鈥擺noun] one who writes; a writer (esp. a professional one).
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Divira devaditya, Divira yashovardhana, Divirakishora, Divirapati, Diviratha, Tivira-kacarokam, Tivirakantam, Tiviram, Tiviravekam, Tiviravetanai.
Full-text: Divirakishora, Divira yashovardhana, Divira devaditya, Dibira, Tivirakantam, Tiviravetanai, Tiviram, Tiviravekam, Tivira-kacarokam, Divirapati, Shibira, Grant plate, Lekhaka, Pattopadhyaya, Lekhapancashika, Lekhaprakasha, Karana, Lipikara, Kayastha.
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Search found 3 books and stories containing Divira; (plurals include: Diviras). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Satirical works of Kshemendra (study) (by Arpana Devi)
3. Summary of the Narmam膩l膩 < [Chapter 3 - Satirical Works of K峁mendra]
5.1. The Corrupt Bureaucrats < [Chapter 5 - K峁mendra鈥檚 objectives of Satire]
5.2. The Guru and his Devotees < [Chapter 5 - K峁mendra鈥檚 objectives of Satire]
Political history of Kashmir (from A.D. 600鈥�1200) (by Krishna Swaroop Saxena)
Part 7.1 - Terms related to important officers and offices of ancient Kashmir < [Chapter 15 - Administration]
Part 7.2 - Terms Related To Minor Officials Of Ancient Kashmir < [Chapter 15 - Administration]
Part 6 - Village Administration of ancient Kashmir < [Chapter 15 - Administration]
Glories of India (Culture and Civilization) (by Prasanna Kumar Acharya)
Introduction (Temples of ancient India) < [Chapter 5 - Basic arts]