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Varanavata, ṇāvٲ: 8 definitions

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In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Varanavata in Purana glossary
: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia

ṇāvٲ (वारणाव�).—The place where Duryodhana built the wax-house for the Pāṇḍavas. It is believed that the modern village Varṇava, 19 miles north east to Meerut in North India, is the place where this Purāṇic ṇāvٲ stood. Information about ṇāvٲ found in Ѳٲ, is given below;

(i) Once the ministers of Dhṛtarāṣṭra made a consultation about the festival in this city. (Ѳٲ Ādi Parva, Chapter 192, Stanza 3).

(ii) ṇāvٲ was one of the five villages requested for by the Pāṇḍavas, on their return after their life in the forest. (Ѳٲ Udyoga Parva, Chapter 31, Stanza 19).

(iii) Yuyutsu, the son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra, carried on a battle here for six months. (Ѳٲ Droṇa Parva, Chapter 19, Verse 58).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

ṇāvٲ (वारणाव�).—The city of Hastināpura; Satyabhāmā goes there to complain to Kṛṣṇa often about the death of her father by Śatadhanvā;1 here Kṛṣṇa went to perform the last obsequies to the Pāṇḍavas who were reported to have been burnt down.2

  • 1) Vāyu-purāṇa 96. 61.
  • 2) Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 71. 63; Viṣṇu-purāṇa IV. 13. 70.
: JatLand: List of Mahabharata people and places

ṇāvٲ (वारणाव�) is a name mentioned in the Ѳٲ (cf. V.31.19 ) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places. Note: The Ѳٲ (mentioning ṇāvٲ) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 śǰ첹 (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.

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The Purana (पुरा�, 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.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Varanavata in Sanskrit glossary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

ṇāvٲ (वारणाव�).—Name of a town.

Derivable forms: ṇāvٲ� (वारणावतः), ṇāvٲ (वारणावतम�).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ṇāvٲ (वारणाव�).—i. e. ṇa + vant + a (m. or n.), A name of Hastināpura, [ᾱḍi] 1, 30.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ṇāvٲ (वारणाव�).—[neuter] [Name] of a city.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ṇāvٲ (वारणाव�):—[from ] n. Name of a town (situated on the Ganges at a distance of 8 days' journey from Hastināpura), [Ѳٲ]

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), 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.

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