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kavacaḥ	कवचः चम् [cf. Uṇ.4.2.] 1 An armour, coat of mail, a mail. -2 An amulet, a charm, a mystical syllable (हुम्-हूम्) considered as a preservative like armour. -3 A kettle-drum. -Comp. -पत्रः the birch tree. -हर a. 1 wearing armour. -2 old enough to wear an armour; कवचहरः कुमारः Sk. on P.III.2.1. cf. वर्महर in R.8.94. (-रः) a boy, child.

vikavaca	विकवच a. Armourless.

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kavaca	m. n. armour, mail; jacket; bark; -dhara, a. wearing armour=youth.

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kavaca	Denotes a ‘ corselet * or ‘ breastplate ’ in the Atharvaveda and later. There is nothing to show whether it was made of metal, but that it was so is quite possible (see Varman). The Atharvaveda refers to a ‘ corselet-strap ’(kavaca-pāśa), which may point to a linen corselet such as those known to Herodotus.

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āstīkavacanaṃ	(Mahābh. āstīkasya vacaḥ) śrutvā # RVKh.1.191.6a; Mahābh.1.58.26a.

āstīkavacanaṃ	smara # RVKh.1.191.5d; Mahābh.1.28.25d.

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ekavacana	singular number; affix of the singular numberin Pāṇini's grammar applied to noun-bases ( प्रातिपदिक) and roots when the sense of the singular number is to be conveyed; the singular sense can be of the form of an individual or collection or genus. The word एकवचन in the technical sense of singular number is found used in the Prātiśākhyas and Nirukta also.

vārtikavacana	a small pithy statement or assertion in the manner of the original sutras which is held as much authoritative as the Sutra: cf न ब्रुमो वृत्तिसूत्रवचनप्रामाण्यादिति \| किं तर्हि \| वार्तिकवचनप्रामाण्यादिति [ M.Bh. on P.II..1.1 Varttika 23.

eka(1)	Singular number, ekavacana: confer, compare नो नौ मे मदर्थं त्रिह्येकेषु. V. Pr.II.3: the term is found used in this sense of singular number in the Jainendra, Śākaṭāyana and Haima grammars ( 2 ) single ( vowel ) substitute (एकादेश) for two (vowels); cf एकः पूर्वपरयोः P.VI. 1.84; अथैकमुभे T.Pr. X.1; ( 3 ) many, a certain number : (used in plural in this sense), confer, compare इह चेत्येके मन्यते， Mahābhāṣya of Patañjali on the Sūtras of Pāṇini (Dr. Kielhorn's edition ). on P.I. 4.21 .

saralā	name of a comparatively modern lucid commentary written by Taranatha Tarkavacaspati on the Siddhantakaumudi.

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kavacam	protective armor	SB 7.2.29-31

kavacam ca	and armor	SB 8.15.6

kavacam ca	and armor	SB 8.15.6

nivātakavaca-ādayaḥ	Nivātakavaca and other demons	SB 8.10.19-24

nārī-kavacaḥ	having a shield of women	SB 9.9.40

nārī-kavacaḥ	having a shield of women	SB 9.9.40

nivātakavaca-ādayaḥ	Nivātakavaca and other demons	SB 8.10.19-24

nivātakavacaiḥ	with the demon Nivātakavaca	SB 8.10.32-34

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kavaca	noun (masculine neuter) a coat of mail (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) a corset (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) any covering (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) armour (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) bark (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) cuirass (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) jacket (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) rind (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) Frequency rank 1697/72933

kavaca	noun (masculine) a kettle-drum (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) a war-drum (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) the tree Hibiscus Populneoides (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) the tree Oldenlandia herbacea (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) Frequency rank 21045/72933

kavaca	noun (neuter) a mystical syllable (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) a piece of bark or birch-leaf or any substance inscribed with mystical words and carried about as an amulet (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) any amulet (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) charm (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) Frequency rank 4937/72933

akavaca	adjective having no coat of mail (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) Frequency rank 41527/72933

ekavacana	noun (neuter) the singular number (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) Frequency rank 12871/72933

rukmakavaca	noun (masculine) name of a grandson of Uśanas and son of Kambalabarhis (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) Frequency rank 16054/72933

vikavaca	adjective armourless (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) Frequency rank 18438/72933

hiraṇyakavaca	noun (masculine) [rel.] name of Śiva Frequency rank 41447/72933

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kavaca	śṛṅkhalākavacam śṛṅkhalāyuktaṃ kavacam। tasya śarīraṃ śṛṅkhalākavacena ācchāditam asti।
kavaca	kavacadhārin yaḥ kavacaṃ dhārayati। kavacadhārī yoddhā raṇe svaprāṇān atyajat।
kavaca	kavacam, kavacaḥ, varma, tanutram, tanutrāṇam, vāravāṇaḥ, kañcukaḥ, daṃśanam, sannāhaḥ, tanuvāram, sajjā, tvaktram yuddhe yodhasya surakṣāpradāyakaṃ lohamayam āvaraṇam। ākramaṇāt rakṣaṇārthe yoddhā kavacaṃ dhārayati।
kavaca	kavacaḥ pūjāyām pāṭhya bhūrje vilkhya kaṇṭhādau dhāryyañca; duṣṭebhya rakṣaṇārthaṃ kavacaḥ paridhāryate।
kavaca	kavacam, peśikā, kañcukaḥ, kambuḥ, kambukaḥ, kambojaḥ, kośaḥ tad uparitanaḥ staraḥ yasmin kaścana phalaṃ jīvaṃ vā vartate। bādāmaphalasya upari kavacaṃ vartate।
kavaca	kavacahīna kavacena vihīnaḥ। kavacahīnasya vīrasya hṛdayaṃ śatruṇā churikayā hatam।
kavaca	kavacadhārin, kavacayukta kavacena yuktaḥ। kūrmaḥ ekaḥ kaṭhinaḥ kavacadhārī jīvaḥ asti।
kavaca	ekavacanam vyākaraṇe tat vacanaṃ yena ekasya bodhaḥ bhavati। rāmaḥ pustakaṃ paṭhati ityasmin vākye pustakam ekavacane asti।
kavaca	sahasrakavacaḥ ekaḥ divyapuruṣaḥ । sahasrakavacasya ullekhaḥ vīracarite asti
kavaca	turīyakavacaḥ ekaḥ ābhicārikaḥ । turīyakavacasya ullekhaḥ kośe vartate
kavaca	turīyakavacaḥ ekaḥ ābhicārikaḥ । turīyakavacasya ullekhaḥ kośe vartate

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