द्रव्य

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Hindi [edit]

Noun [edit]

द्रव्य  (dravya) (gender needed)

  1. matter

Sanskrit [edit]

Etymology 1 [edit]

From द्रु (drú, wood; tree).

Adjective [edit]

द्रव्य (dravya)

  1. derived from or relating to a tree
  2. tree-like or corresponding to a tree
Declension [edit]

Noun [edit]

द्रव्य (dravya) n

  1. lac, gum, resin
Declension [edit]

Etymology 2 [edit]

Noun [edit]

द्रव्य (dravya) n

  1. a substance, thing, object
  2. the ingredients or materials of anything
  3. medicinal substance or drug
  4. (philosophy) elementary substance
  5. (grammar) single object or person, individual (compare एक (eka-))
  6. fit object or person (compare  (ā-).)
  7. object of possession, wealth, goods, money
  8. gold
  9. bell-metal, brass
  10. ointment
  11. spirituous liquor, alcohol
  12. a stake, a wager
Declension [edit]

References [edit]

  • Sir Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit-English dictionary etymologically and philologically arranged with special reference to cognate Indo-European languages, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1898, page 0501