parvan

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[apte] n. [pṛ-vanip Uṇ. 4. 112] 1 A knot, joint (sometimes changed to parva at the end of Bah. comp.; as in karkaśāṃguliparvayā R. 12. 41). --2 A limb, member, joint of the body, knuckle. --3 A portion, part, divi- sion. --4 A book, section (as of the Mahābhārata). --5 The step of a staircase; R. 16. 46. --6 A period, fixed time. --7 Particularly, the days of the four changes of the moon; i. e. the eighth and fourteenth...

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n. [pṛ-vanip Uṇ. 4. 112] 1 A knot, joint (sometimes changed to parva at the end of Bah. comp.; as in karkaśāṃguliparvayā R. 12. 41). --2 A limb, member, joint of the body,...

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Part of Speech: NOUN
Total Occurrences: 581
Texts Appeared In: 73

DCS: name of a descendant of Yama (and supposed author of)

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Vṛddhayamasmṛti surface: parvasu

pratīpad bhūtaṣaṣṭhīṣu navabhyām athaparvasu
Bhāgavatapurāṇa surface: parva

majjanmakarmakathanaṃ mama parvānumodanam
Skandapurāṇa surface: parvabhiḥ

kalādibhiḥ parvabhiśca māsaiḥ kararuhaistathā