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Plant name	dhava
Language	Sanskrit
Latin name	Anogeissus latifolia Wall. - please click to view full record
Sanskrit name	dhava
Hindi name	dhavā, dhaurā, bākalī
Tamil name	veḷḷanakai, veḷḷanamai
Malayalam name	veḷḷanava, maḻukkāññiram
English name	Axe wood
Search occurrence	dhava, in the Pandanus database of Sanskrit e-texts
Encyclopedias & Dictionaries	Monier-Williams: A Sanskrit-English Dictionary (p. 513) dhava 1, m. Grislea Tomentosa or Anogeissus Latifolia, AV., MBh. &c., Suśr., Bhpr. dhava 2, m. (accent. only Naigh.; said by some to be fr. dhU, but more probably a secondary formation fr. vi-dhavā q.v.) a man Naigh. ii, 3 Pañc. ii, 109; a husband, BhP. i, 16, 20; lord, possessor, Hariv. 14952; rogue, cheat, L.; N. of a Vasu (w.r. for dhara?), VP. Monier-Williams: A Sanskrit-English Dictionary (p. 513) dhava, 1 m. Grislea Tomentosa or Anogeissus Latifolia, AV.; MBh. &c.; Suśr.; Bhpr. dhava, 2 m. (accent. only Naigh.; said by some to be fr. √dhū, but more probably a secondary formation fr. vi-dhavā, q.v.) a man, Naigh. ii, 3; Pañc. ii, 109; a husband, BhP. i, 16, 20; lord, possessor, Hariv. 14952; rogue, cheat, L.; N. of a Vasu (w.r. for dhara?), VP.

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