संस्‍कृतशब्‍दकोशः

और्व

ऊरु से उत्पन्न

born of the thigh

शब्‍दभेदः : विशे.

शब्‍दकोश : प्रो. सूर्यकान्‍त संस्‍कृत हिन्‍दी अंग्रेजी कोश

और्व

aurva

{aurva} m. a descendant of Ūrva, N. of a Ṛishi viii, 102, 4 vii &c##(in later mythology he is called Aurva Bhārgava as son of Cyavana and grandson of Bhṛigu##he is the subject of a legend told in i, 6802##there it is said that the sons of Kṛitaviirya, wishing to destroy the descendants of Bhṛigu in order to recover the wealth left them by their father, slew even the children in the womb##one of the women of the family of Bhṛigu, in order to preserve her embryo, secreted it in her thigh [{ūru}], whence the child at its birth was named Aurva##on beholding whom, the sons of Kṛitaviirya were struck with blindness, and from whose wrath proceeded a flame that threatened to destroy the world, had not Aurva at the persuasion of the Bhārgavas cast it into the ocean, where it remained concealed, and having the face of a horse##Aurva was afterwards preceptor to Sagara and gave him the Āgneyâstram, with which he conquered the barbarians who invaded his possessions##cf. {vaḍavā-mukha}, {vaḍavâgni})##N. of a son of Vasishṭha##({ās}), m. pl., N. of a class of Pitṛis##({ī}), f. a female descendant of Ūrva on 4-1, 73##(mfn.) produced by or relating to the Ṛishi Aurva i, 387, &c##m. the submarine fire (cast into the ocean by Aurva Bhārgava, )

और्व

aurva

{aurva} mf({ī})n. (fr. {urvii}), relating to the earth, of the earth##({am}), n. fossil salt

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