Svadvanna, Svādvanna, Svadu-anna: 5 definitions

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Svadvanna means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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.

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Svadvanna in Marathi glossary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

svādvanna (स्वाद्वन्न).—n S Tasteful food; a dainty or delicacy.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Svadvanna in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Svādvanna (स्वाद्वन्न).—sweet or choice food, dainties, delicacies.

Derivable forms: svādvannam (स्वाद्वन्नम्).

Svādvanna is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms svādu and anna (अन्न).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Svādvanna (स्वाद्वन्न).—n.

(-nnaṃ) Dainties, delicacies, choice food. E. svādu, and anna food.

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

1) Svādvanna (स्वाद्वन्न):—[=svādv-anna] [from svādv > svād] n. sweet or choice food, dainties, delicacies, [Horace H. Wilson]

2) [v.s. ...] mfn. having or providing delicacies, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Svādvanna (स्वाद्वन्न):—[svādva+nna] (nnaṃ) 1. n. Choice food.

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), 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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