"दानव" meaning in Sanskrit

See दानव in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /dɑ́ː.nɐ.ʋɐ/ [Vedic], /d̪ɑː.n̪ɐ.ʋɐ/ [Classical-Sanskrit]
Etymology: Vṛddhi derivative of दानु (dā́nu) Etymology templates: {{vrd|sa|दानु|tr=dā́nu}} Vṛddhi derivative of दानु (dā́nu) Head templates: {{sa-noun|g=m|tr=dā́nava}} दानव • (dā́nava) stem, m Inflection templates: {{sa-decl-noun-m|dā́nava}} Forms: dā́nava [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], दानवः [nominative, singular], दानवौ [dual, nominative], दानवा1 [dual, nominative], दानवाः [nominative, plural], दानवासः1 [nominative, plural], दानव [singular, vocative], दानवौ [dual, vocative], दानवा1 [dual, vocative], दानवाः [plural, vocative], दानवासः1 [plural, vocative], दानवम् [accusative, singular], दानवौ [accusative, dual], दानवा1 [accusative, dual], दानवान् [accusative, plural], दानवेन [instrumental, singular], दानवाभ्याम् [dual, instrumental], दानवैः [instrumental, plural], दानवेभिः1 [instrumental, plural], दानवाय [dative, singular], दानवाभ्याम् [dative, dual], दानवेभ्यः [dative, plural], दानवात् [ablative, singular], दानवाभ्याम् [ablative, dual], दानवेभ्यः [ablative, plural], दानवस्य [genitive, singular], दानवयोः [dual, genitive], दानवानाम् [genitive, plural], दानवे [locative, singular], दानवयोः [dual, locative], दानवेषु [locative, plural]
  1. (Hinduism) Danava: a class of demons often identified with the Daityas or Asuras and held to be implacable enemies of the gods (described as children of Danu and Kaśyapa, sometimes reckoned as 40 in number; sometimes as 100.) Tags: Hinduism Categories (topical): Hinduism
    Sense id: en-दानव-sa-noun-32zD8SNz Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header, Sanskrit links with redundant alt parameters, Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations, Sanskrit vrddhi derivatives
     
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    {
      "ipa": "/dɑ́ː.nɐ.ʋɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Vedic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/d̪ɑː.n̪ɐ.ʋɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Sanskrit"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "दानव"
}

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