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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

Kovida (कोविद).—A class of people in Kuśadvīpa.^*

• * Bhāgavata-purāṇa V. 20. 16.

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The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

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Pali-English dictionary

Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

kovida : (adj.) clever; well-versed; expert.

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Kovida, (adj.) (ku+vid) one who is in the possession of right wisdom, with ref. either to dhamma, magga, or ariyasaccāni, closely related to medhāvin and paṇḍita. S. I, 146, 194, 196 (ceto-pariyāya°); A. II, 46; M. I, 1, 7, 135, 300, 310, 433; Dh. 403=Sn. 627; Sn. 484 (jātimaraṇa°), 653 (kammavipāka°); Pv. I, 11¹²; Vv 15⁹ (=VvA. 73), 63³⁰ (=VvA. 269); Miln. 344; Sdhp. 350.—akovida ignorant of true wisdom (dhammassa) S. I, 162; Sn. 763; S. IV, 287=Nd² on attānudiṭṭhi. (Page 230)

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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Kovida (कोविद).—a. Experienced, learned, skilled, wise, proficient (with gen. or loc. but usually in comp.); व्युत्पत्तिरावर्जितकोविदापि (vyutpattirāvarjitakovidāpi) Vikr.1.16; गुणदोषकोविदः (guṇadoṣakovidaḥ) Śi.14. 54,69; प्राप्यावन्तीनुदयनकथाकोविदग्रामवृद्धान् (prāpyāvantīnudayanakathākovidagrāmavṛddhān) Me.3; Ms.7.26; स्फुटचतुरकथा° (sphuṭacaturakathā°) Mu.3.1.

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

Kovida (कोविद).—mfn.

(-daḥ-dā-daṃ) Wise, learned. E. ko who sounds or teaches (the Shastras,) vida divine knowledge from vid to know, affix ka.

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

Kovida (कोविद).—[ko-vid + a], cf. koyaṣṭi, adj., f. dā, Knowing, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 7, 26; Mahābhārata 3, 1287 (with gen.); skilful, [Rāmāyaṇa] 2, 80, 5 (with loc.).

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

Kovida (कोविद).—[adjective] knowing, clever, skilful in ([locative], [genetive], or —°). Abstr. tva [neuter]

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

1) Kovida (कोविद):—[=ko-vida] mf(ā)n. (√vid) experienced, skilled, learned in ([locative case] [genitive case], or ifc. e.g. aśveṣu, or aśvānām or aśva-kovida, ‘skilled in horses’), [Manu-smṛti vii, 26; Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa] etc.

2) [v.s. ...] m. [plural] Name of the Kṣatriyas in Kuśa-dvīpa, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa v, 20, 16.]

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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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Partial matches: Ko, Vida.

Starts with: Kovidananda, Kovidara, Kovidari, Kovidatva.

Ends with: Abhijatakovida, Akovida, Akshakovida, Arthakovida, Ashvakovida, Brahmapathakovida, Daivakovida, Hayakovida, Ingitakovida, Jatakakovida, Khadirakovida, Maggakovida, Mantrakovida, Muhurtakovida, Natikovida, Nayakovida, Ranamargakovida, Shastrakovida, Yantrakovida.

Full-text (+9): Akovida, Kovidatva, Ashvakovida, Daivakovida, Nayakovida, Shastrakovida, Arthakovida, Ingitakovida, Ko, Mantrakovida, Muhurtakovida, Ranamargakovida, Arthajna, Hayakovida, Maggakovida, Natikovida, Natikalyana, Nayavid, Nayajna, Yantrakovida.

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The Devi Bhagavata Purana (by Swami Vijñanananda)

Chapter 12 - On the narration of Plakṣa, Śālmala and Kuśa Dvīpas < [Book 8]

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The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)

Chapter 37 - Bhuvanakośa: Evolution of the Universe < [Section 2 - Kaumārikā-khaṇḍa]

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