Havya: 18 definitions
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Alternative spellings of this word include Havy.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: Wisdom Library: Var腻ha-pur腻峁嘺Havya (啶灌さ啷嵿く).鈥擮ne of the ten sons of Priyavrata, who was a son of Sv腻yambhuva Manu, according to the 痴补谤腻丑补辫耻谤腻峁嘺 chapter 74. Sv腻yambhuva Manu was created by Brahm腻, who was in turn created by N腻r腻ya峁嘺, the unknowable all-pervasive primordial being. Havya was made the lord of Gomeda诲惫墨辫补, one of the seven islands (诲惫墨辫补).
: Google Books: Cultural History from the V腻yu Pur腻naHavya (啶灌さ啷嵿く):鈥擧avya, lord of 艢腻ka诲惫墨辫补, had the following seven sons:
- Jalada,
- 碍耻尘腻谤补,
- 厂耻办耻尘腻谤补,
- Ma峁嚹玞aka (or: Ma峁嚹玽aya),
- Vasumoda,
- Sumod腻ka (or: Samod腻ka, or: Samaud腻ka)
- and Mah腻druma.
Their respective var峁s were: Jalada, 碍耻尘腻谤补, 厂耻办耻尘腻谤补, Ma峁嚹玞aka, Vasumodaka, Mod腻ka and Mah腻druma.
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationHavya (啶灌さ啷嵿く) refers to 鈥渃ooked rice offering鈥�, as defined in the 艢ivapur腻峁嘺 1.13.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淸...] Raw rice, other food grains, ghee, fruits, bulbous roots, cooked food soaked in ghee for sacrificial rites鈥攁ll these things shall be duly used as prescribed in the sacred texts. Sth腻l墨p腻ka (offerings of cooked food in the vessel itself) shall be performed at the stipulated time in the manner laid down. If there is no Havya (cooked rice offering) the main sacrifice alone shall be performed鈥�.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) Havya (啶灌さ啷嵿く).鈥擮ne of the ten sons of Kardam腻 and Svayambhu and king of 艢腻ka诲惫墨辫补 and had seven sons, Jalada, 碍耻尘腻谤补, 厂耻办耻尘腻谤补, Manivaha, Kurumottara, Mod腻lla and Mah腻drumga, the founders respectively of seven kingdoms bearing their names; these are demons of the 艢腻ka诲惫墨辫补.*
- * Brahm腻峁囜笉a-pur腻峁嘺 II. 11. 23; 13. 104; 14. 9-21; V腻yu-pur腻峁嘺 31. 18; 33. 9, 16, 20; Matsya-pur腻峁嘺 9. 5.
1b) A god of 膧dya group.*
- * Brahm腻峁囜笉a-pur腻峁嘺 II. 36. 69.
1c) An 膧treya.*
- * V腻yu-pur腻峁嘺 28. 20.
1d) A Sukh腻 god.*
- * Brahm腻峁囜笉a-pur腻峁嘺 IV. 1. 19.
1e) A mukhya ga峁嘺.*
- * V腻yu-pur腻峁嘺 100. 18.
The Purana (啶啶班ぞ啶�, pur腻峁嘺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
Pali-English dictionary
: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionaryhavya : (nt.) an oblation.
: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryHavya, (nt.) (Vedic havya; fr. 丑奴 to sacrifice) an oblation, offering S.I, 169; Sn.463 sq.; 490. (Page 730)
Pali is the language of the Tipi峁璦ka, which is the sacred canon of Therav腻da Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha鈥檚 speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryhavya (啶灌さ啷嵿く).鈥攏 (S) Clarified butter, rice &c. taken, or viewed as fit, to be used as burnt-offering.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishhavya (啶灌さ啷嵿く).鈥�n Clarified butter, rice, &c., taken as fit to be used as burnt-offering.
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
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryHavya (啶灌さ啷嵿く).鈥�a. [hu-karma峁噄 yat] To be offered in oblations.
-vyam 1 Clarified butter.
2) An oblation or offering to the gods (opp. kavya q. v.).
3) An oblation in general; 啶ぎ啷囙し啷嵿啶� 啶ㄠた啶む啶ざ啷� 啶灌さ啷嵿く啷堗ぐ啷嵿ぎ啶ㄠ啶む啶班啶� 啶膏啶啶溹啶� 啶ぞ啶掂啶 (mame峁ａ弓a峁� nitya艣o havyairmantrai岣� sa峁僷奴jya p腻vakam) R腻m.7.3. 12.
-惫测腻 A cow; 啶囙ぁ啷� 啶班え啷嵿い啷� 啶灌さ啷嵿く啷� (i岣峞 rante havye) etc. 艢B. on MS.3.1. 49.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryHavya (啶灌さ啷嵿く).鈥攎fn.
(-vya岣�-惫测腻-惫测补峁�) Fit or proper to be offered in oblations. n.
(-惫测补峁�) 1. An offering to the gods, (opposed to kavya.) 2. Ghee. 3. An oblation in general. E. hu to sacrifice, yat aff.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryHavya (啶灌さ啷嵿く).鈥�1. [neuter] oblation.
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Havya (啶灌さ啷嵿く).鈥�2. (havya) [adjective] to be invoked.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Havya (啶灌さ啷嵿く):鈥擺from hava] 1. havya n. (for 2. See [column]2) anything to be offered as an oblation, sacrificial gift or food (in later language often opp., to kaivya q.v.), [峁歡-veda]; etc.
2) 贬补惫测腻 (啶灌さ啷嵿く啶�):鈥擺from havya > hava] f. Name of a cow, [Dr腻hy腻ya峁嘺]
3) Havya (啶灌さ啷嵿く):鈥擺from hava] 2. havya mf(腻)n. (or havya) to be called or invoked, [峁歡-veda; Atharva-veda; V腻jasaneyi-sa峁僪it腻]
4) [v.s. ...] m. Name of a son of Manu Sv腻yambhuva, [Hariva峁兣沘]
5) [v.s. ...] of a son of Atri, [Vi峁ａ箛u-pur腻峁嘺]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryHavya (啶灌さ啷嵿く):鈥�(惫测补峁�) 1. n. An offering to the gods. a. Fit for an offering.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Havya (啶灌さ啷嵿く) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Havva.
[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.
Hindi dictionary
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryHavya (啶灌さ啷嵿く) [Also spelled havy]:鈥�(a and nm) (fit to be offered as) oblation (to the sacrificial fire).
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Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusHavya (嗖灌驳喑嵿帛):鈥擺noun] = 嗖灌驳嗖� [havi]1 - 1.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryHavya (啶灌さ啷嵿く):鈥攁dj. to be offered in oblations; n. sacrificial materials such as ghee; husked sesame;
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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Starts with (+5): Havyabhuj, Havyad, Havyada, Havyadati, Havyahuti, Havyajushti, Havyaka, Havyakavya, Havyakavyakarmam, Havyakavyanna, Havyakavyasha, Havyakavyavaha, Havyalehin, Havyamantradhikrita, Havyapa, Havyapaka, Havyasa, Havyashana, Havyashodhana, Havyasud.
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