ānava

Dictionary meanings for ānava from Apte and Monier-Williams.

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ānava

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Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary

a. [ānuḥ prāṇī tasyedaṃ aṇ] 1 Human (as strength &c.).

2 Kind to men, benevolent. vaḥ 1 Men, people.

2 Foreign men or people.

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Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

mf (I) n. (fr. 2. anu BRD.), kind to men RV. 140,2 24487 mf (I) n. humane ib. 140,2 24488 mf (I) n. a foreign man RV. vii, 18, 13 (according to T. [ fr. ānu = man ], belonging to living men). 017693 140,2 24489

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