Basava, Basavā: 3 definitions
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Basava means something in Marathi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarybasavā (बसवा).—m W (vasu S) The image of nandī or Shiva's bull, placed in front of the image of Shiva.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishbasavā (बसवा).—m The stone-image of nandī (the bull of Shiva) worshipped in the temples of the jaṅgama.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusBasava (ಬಸವ):—
1) [noun] an uncastrated ox; a bull.
2) [noun] Nandi, the bull-vehicle of Śiva.
3) [noun] a bull left in the name of a god to wander and graze at its will.
4) [noun] Basava, a reformer of twelfth century.
5) [noun] (fig.) an idle man who roams about without taking any responsibility.
6) [noun] ಬಸವನ ಕಣ್ಣು [basavana kannu] basavana kaṇṇu a kind of eye disease; ಬಸವನ ಕೊಂಬಿನ ಹುಳು [basavana kombina hulu] basavana kombina huḷu = ಬಸವನ ಹುಳು [basavana hulu]; ಬಸವನ ಕೋಡಿನ ಹುಳು [basavana kodina hulu] basavana kōḍina huḷu = ಬಸವನ ಹುಳು [basavana hulu]; ಬಸವನ ಬಿಡು [basavana bidu] basavana biḍu to allowin the name of a god a bull to wander at its will; ಬಸವನ ಹುಳು [basavana hulu] basavana huḷu any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about; 2. (fig.) anything that moves, progresses in a very slow pace.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+2): Basavade, Basavadu, Basavali, Basavalisu, Basavamta, Basavamtagolisu, Basavamti, Basavana, Basavana paada, Basavana paadadagida, Basavanagida, Basavanapaada, Basavanapaadu, Basavanapada, Basavanapadu, Basavanapatre, Basavanasuli, Basavanna, Basavapuanam, Basavaraja.
Ends with: Bamdibasava, Bidibasava, Kapilebasava, Kolebasava, Mugubasava, Mukabasava.
Full-text (+25): Basavanna, Basavana, Pukkate, Virushapatevar, Vacavatevar, Anubhavamamtapa, Bhugola, Garalabhugrasana, Kamarakacaka, Bakanda, Sabasanisa, Amaragana, Arabipahara, Darara, Yamakala Yamaka, Sajala, Devada, Condi, Thapi, Comba.
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The Lingayats-Their Religion and Literature < [May 1937]
Masti’s “Chenna Basava Nayaka” < [October – December, 1986]
"Prabhu Devara Ragale" < [April 1940]
Lakulisha-Pashupata (Philosophy and Practice) (by Geetika Kaw Kher)
Kalamukhas and Virasaivas: The present day tradition < [Chapter 2 - Spread and Transition]
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 5 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 1 - History and Literature of Vīra-śaivism < [Chapter XXXV - Vīra-śaivism]
Part 1 - The Literature and History of Southern Śaivism < [Chapter XXXIV - Literature of Southern Śaivism]
Middle Chola Temples (by S. R. Balasubrahmanyam)
Temples in Belaturu < [Chapter IV - Temples of Rajendra I’s Time]
Three Different Accounts of the Origin of Adhikāranandin (Nandikeśvara)
The Religion and Philosophy of Tevaram (Thevaram) (by M. A. Dorai Rangaswamy)
Chapter 3 - Tamilians and Religion < [Volume 4.1.2 - The conception of Paramanaiye Paduvar]
Chapter 7 - Age of Nampi (Sundarar)—Examined < [Volume 1 - Nampi Arurar’s Tevaram (his life and age)]