parvan | पर्वन् | parvan
pa/rvan | प/र्वन् | n. a knot, joint (esp. of a cane or other plant [cf. parus | परुस् |], but also of the body), limb, member (lit. and fig.), RV. &c. &c.
a break, pause, division, section (esp. of a book), ŚBr.; MBh. &c.
the step of a staircase, Ragh.
a member of a compound, Prāt.; Nir.
a period or fixed time, RV.; VS.; ŚBr.; GṛŚrS.
(esp.) the Cāturmāsya festival, ŚrS.
the days of the 4 changes of the moon (i.e. the full and change of the m˚ and the 8th and 14th of each half-month), GṛŚrS.; Mn.; MBh. &c.
a sacrifice performed on the occasion of a change of the moon, R.
the day of the moon's passing the node at its opposition or conjunction, Var.; Sūryas.; MBh. &c.
the moment of the sun's entering a new sign, W.
any partic. period of the year (as the equinox, solstice &c.), ib.
a division of time, e.g. a half-month (24 in a year), MBh.
a day (360), BhP.
a festival, holiday, W.
opportunity, occasion, ib.
a moment, instant, ib.
a break, pause, division, section (esp. of a book), ŚBr.; MBh. &c.
the step of a staircase, Ragh.
a member of a compound, Prāt.; Nir.
a period or fixed time, RV.; VS.; ŚBr.; GṛŚrS.
(esp.) the Cāturmāsya festival, ŚrS.
the days of the 4 changes of the moon (i.e. the full and change of the m˚ and the 8th and 14th of each half-month), GṛŚrS.; Mn.; MBh. &c.
a sacrifice performed on the occasion of a change of the moon, R.
the day of the moon's passing the node at its opposition or conjunction, Var.; Sūryas.; MBh. &c.
the moment of the sun's entering a new sign, W.
any partic. period of the year (as the equinox, solstice &c.), ib.
a division of time, e.g. a half-month (24 in a year), MBh.
a day (360), BhP.
a festival, holiday, W.
opportunity, occasion, ib.
a moment, instant, ib.