शाव

{ śāva }

A dictionary, Marathi and English

śāva or śāvaka m S A young one of an animal in general.
śāva a S शावक a S Relating to a corpse, cadaverous &c.

Aryabhushan School Dictionary

 m  A young one of an animal.

महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश

वि.  शवासंबंधीं . शव पहा .

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

शाव  m.  1. m. ( prob. fr. √ 1. शू for √ श्वि; cf. शिशु) the young of any animal ( cf. मृग-शाव), [MBh.]; [Kāv. &c.]
शाव  mfn.  2. mfn. ( fr. शव) cadaverous, relating to a dead body, produced by or belonging to a corpse, [Gaut.]; [Mn.]; [MBh.] &c.
dead, [Hariv.]
of a cadaverous or dark yellowish colour, tawny, [W.]
शाव  n.  n. defilement caused by contact with a corpse or the death of a relation, [MārkP.]
शाव    3. w.r. for श्याव.

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

शाव [śāva] a.  a. (-वी f.) [शव-अण्]
Relating to a dead body; caused by the death (of a relative); दशाहं शावमाशौचं सपिण्डेषु विधीयते [Ms.5.59,61.]
Tawny, dark-yellowish; जगाम तत्र यत्रास्या भर्तुः शावं कलेवरम् [Mb.3.297.62.]
Dead.
वः The young of any animal; a fawn, cub; क्व वयं क्व परोक्षमन्मथो मृगशावैः सममेधितो जनः [Ś.2.18;] मृगराजशावः [R.3;18.37.]
A dark-yellowish colour.
-वम्   Defilement caused by contact with a corpse or the death of a relative.
-वः, -वम्   A corpse; अन्यदेहविषक्तं हि शावं काष्ठत्वमागतम् [Mb.12.153.59.]

Shabda-Sagara

शाव  mfn.  ( -वः-वी-वं)
1. Tawny, (of that colour.)
2. Relating to the purification of defilement from the contact or consanguinity of a corpse, &c.
3. Relating to a dead body.
 m.  ( -वः)
1. Tawny, (the colour.)
2. The young of any animal: see the next.
E. शव a dead body, and अण् aff.; or शव् to go, aff. घञ् .

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शव अण् शव् घञ् .