Difference between revisions of "Ūravyah"
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| + | Ūravyah means belonging to Vaiśya (Merchant) class. | ||
| + | ==Gender== | ||
| + | Ūravyah is a masculine form. | ||
| + | ==Origin== | ||
| + | Ūravyah originates from "born out of ūru (thigh) of Brahman." | ||
| − | + | ==Synonym== | |
| + | Synonym as per Amarakośa is Vaiśya. It is masculine. It is derived as It has been stated in the Yajurveda as: “The brāhmaṇa was born out of the mouth of Brahman, kṣatriya out of arms, Vaiśya out of the thighs and śūdra out of the feet” (31.11) | ||
Revision as of 07:27, 4 November 2014
By M. A. Alwar
Sometimes transliterated as: Uravyah, Uravyah, UUravyah
Ūravyah means belonging to Vaiśya (Merchant) class.
Contents
Gender
Ūravyah is a masculine form.
Origin
Ūravyah originates from "born out of ūru (thigh) of Brahman."
Synonym
Synonym as per Amarakośa is Vaiśya. It is masculine. It is derived as It has been stated in the Yajurveda as: “The brāhmaṇa was born out of the mouth of Brahman, kṣatriya out of arms, Vaiśya out of the thighs and śūdra out of the feet” (31.11)
References
- Shabdakalpadrumah by Raja Radhakantdev, Varadaprasada Vasu, Haricarana Vasu
By M. A. Alwar