Paurava: 16 definitions
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia1) Paurava (啶啶班さ).鈥擜n ancient R膩jar峁. He became Parvatar膩ja when he grew up after being born of the species of the daitya, 艢arabha. Once Arjuna defeated this king. The P膩峁囜笉avas invited him for the 惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 battle. But he did not accept it but joined sides with the Kauravas against the P膩峁囜笉avas. Paurava was considered a prominent commander in the Kaurava army. In the Kuruk峁tra battle he at first fought against Dh峁涐梗峁璦ketu and then was wounded when he fought against Abhimanyu. It was Arjuna who killed him in the end. (Chapter 67, 膧di Parva; Chapter 27, Sabh膩 Parva; Chapters 4, 128, Udyoga Parva; Chapter 116, Bh墨峁a Parva; Chapter 14, Dro峁嘺 Parva; Chapter 5, Kar峁嘺 Parva).
2) Paurava (啶啶班さ).鈥擳hose born in the Puru line of kings are as a class called Pauravas. Both Kauravas and P膩峁囜笉avas have been mentioned as Pauravas in the Pur膩峁嘺s. (Chapter 172, 膧di Parva).
3) Paurava (啶啶班さ).鈥擜n ancient king of the kingdom of A峁単a. This Paurava was also one among the kings who gave money to king S峁浢眏aya when he conducted an A艣vamedha (Chapter 57, Dro峁嘺 Parva).
4) Paurava (啶啶班さ).鈥擮ne of the Brahmav膩d墨 sons of Vi艣v膩mitra. (艢loka 55, Chapter 4, Anu艣膩sana Parva).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexPaurava (啶啶班さ).鈥擜 R膩ja峁涐梗i.*
- * V膩yu-pur膩峁嘺 32. 39.
Paurava (啶啶班さ) is a name mentioned in the 惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 (cf. I.61.28) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places. Note: The 惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 (mentioning Paurava) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 艣濒辞办补蝉 (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.
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.
Kavya (poetry)
Source: Wisdom Library: Kath膩sarits膩garaPaurava (啶啶班さ) is the name of an ancient king of L膩v膩峁嘺ka, whose daughter, Sulocan膩, was captivated by love at the sight of S奴ryaprabha, according to the Kath膩sarits膩gara, chapter 44.
The Kath膩sarits膩gara (鈥榦cean of streams of story鈥�), mentioning Paurava, is a famous Sanskrit epic story revolving around prince Narav膩hanadatta and his quest to become the emperor of the 惫颈诲测腻诲丑补谤补蝉 (celestial beings). The work is said to have been an adaptation of Gu峁嚹佱笉hya鈥檚 B峁沨atkath膩 consisting of 100,000 verses, which in turn is part of a larger work containing 700,000 verses.
Kavya (啶曕ぞ啶掂啶�, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or 鈥榚pic poetry鈥� and natya, or 鈥榙ramatic poetry鈥�.
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by Varahamihira1) Paurava (啶啶班さ) refers to a country belonging to 鈥淯ttaratas or Uttarade艣a (northern division)鈥� classified under the constellations of 艢atabhi峁j, P奴rvabh膩drapada and Uttarabh膩drapada, according to the system of 碍奴谤尘补惫颈产丑腻驳补, according to the B峁沨atsa峁僪it膩 (chapter 14), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Var膩hamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyoti峁).鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淭he countries of the Earth beginning from the centre of Bh膩ratavar峁 and going round the east, south-east, south, etc., are divided into 9 divisions corresponding to the 27 lunar asterisms at the rate of 3 for each division and beginning from K峁泃tik膩. The constellations of 艢atabhi峁j, P奴rvabh膩drapada and Uttarabh膩drapada represent the northern division consisting of [i.e., Paurava] [...]鈥�.
2) Paurava (啶啶班さ) also refers to a country belonging to 鈥淎i艣膩n墨 (north-eastern division)鈥� classified under the constellations of Revat墨, A艣vin墨 and Bhar补峁嚹�, according to the system of 碍奴谤尘补惫颈产丑腻驳补.
Jyotisha (啶溹啶啶むた啶�, 箩测辞迟颈峁 or jyotish) refers to 鈥榓stronomy鈥� or 鈥淰edic astrology鈥� and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.
General definition (in Hinduism)
: WikiPedia: HinduismPaurava (啶啶班さ): A Kaurava hero.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPaurava (啶啶班さ).鈥�a. (-惫墨 f.) [啶啶班啶班啶椸啶む啶班ぞ啶い啷嵿く啶 啶呧ぃ啷� (purorgotr膩patyam 补峁�)] Descended from Puru; 啶啶班さ啷囙ぃ啶距ぅ 啶掂く啶膏ぞ 啶班ぞ啶溹ぞ 啶啶掂え啶ぞ啶膏啶ムた啶む (paurave峁嚹乼ha vayas膩 r膩j膩 yauvanam膩sthita岣�) 惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 (Bombay) 1.75.46.
-va岣� 1 A descendant of Puru; 艢.5.
2) Name of a country or people in the north of India.
2) An inhabitant or ruler of that country.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPaurava (啶啶班さ).鈥攎fn.
(-va岣�-惫墨-va峁�) Of the race of Puru, descended from Puru. E. puru, and 补峁� aff.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryPaurava (啶啶班さ).鈥攊. e. puru + a, patronym., f. 惫墨. 1. Descended from Puru, 惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 1, 3180. 2. m. pl. The race of Puru, [艢膩kuntala, (ed. B枚htlingk.)] [distich] 49. 3. m. pl. The name of a people.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryPaurava (啶啶班さ).鈥擺feminine] 墨 descended from or belonging to P奴ru; [masculine] a descendant of [Passive], [plural] his race, [Name] of a people.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Paurava (啶啶班さ):鈥攎f(墨)n. ([from] 辫奴谤耻) belonging to or descended from P奴ru, [惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补] (cf. [P膩峁噄ni 4-1, 168], [vArttika] 3, [Pata帽jali])
2) m. a descendant of P掳, [ib.] etc.
3) m. [plural] the race of P掳, [艢akuntal膩; Pur膩峁嘺]
4) m. Name of a people in the north or north-east of India, [惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补; R膩m膩y补峁嘺; Var膩ha-mihira] ([varia lectio] paulava)
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryPaurava (啶啶班さ):鈥擺(va岣�-惫墨-va峁�) a.] Of Puru race.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Paurava (啶啶班さ) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Paurava, Porava.
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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.
Prakrit-English dictionary
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionaryPaurava (啶啶班さ) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Paurava.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
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Partial matches: The, The, Paurava, Te.
Starts with: Pauravaka, Pauravala, Pauravar, Pauravara, Pauravata, Pauravatantava, Pauravavamsha.
Full-text (+29): Pauraviya, Mahapaurava, Pauravatantava, Paulava, Pauravaka, Apaurava, Pauravar, Dridhadhanvan, Porava, Dushkanta, Bahuratha, Anukhanja, Pauravi, Pauraba, Adhisamakrishna, Ugrayudha, Shaunaka, Parashava, Shodasharajaka, Porus.
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Matsya Purana (critical study) (by Kushal Kalita)
Part 2.2b - The Paurava Dynasty < [Chapter 3 - Historical aspects in the Matsyapur膩峁嘺]
Part 2.2 - Dynasties of Post-惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 war (Introduction) < [Chapter 3 - Historical aspects in the Matsyapur膩峁嘺]
Part 2.1a - The Solar Dynasty < [Chapter 3 - Historical aspects in the Matsyapur膩峁嘺]
Literary and Archaeological Evidence on the Aryan Expansion in India < [Purana, Volume 6, Part 2 (1964)]
The Shorter Kurma-Vibhaga Text of the Puranas < [Purana, Volume 9, Part 1 (1967)]
Dharmadhikarana and Dharmadhikarin < [Purana, Volume 6, Part 2 (1964)]
The Burden of Life < [April 1949]
Amba and Draupadi < [August 1947]
Alexander's Conspiracy < [December 1937]
List of Mahabharata tribes (by Laxman Burdak)
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section LVI < [Bhagavat-Gita Parva]
Section LXXXV < [Sambhava Parva]
Section CXVIII < [Sambhava Parva]
Brahma Purana (critical study) (by Surabhi H. Trivedi)
11. Inter-caste Marriages < [Marriage, Family and Position of Women]
10. The Army (fourfold classification) < [Chapter 11 - Political Structure]