दूर्व dūrva
boy 2 syllables SLP1 dUrva

As a Hindi name

No reading on this path — this spelling has no entry in our Hindi sources, and no near neighbour is attested there either. We say so rather than invent one.

As a Sanskrit word

Meaning

Recorded as a personal name: a prince who was son of Nṛpaṃ-jaya and father of Timi

Verified derivationMultiple readings (11)

Why this matches what you typed

M1 · same meaning "dūrva" is the vocative of "dūrvā" — the same word in a different grammatical case.

Dictionary citations

Monier-Williams (1899) · दूर्व

dūrva m. N. of a prince who was son of Nṛpaṃ-jaya and father of Timi, BhP. ix, 22, 41.

Monier-Williams (1899) · दूर्वा (linked stem)

dūrvā f. (√ durv?) bent grass, panic grass, Dūrb grass, Panicum Dactylon, RV.; VS.; Br.; MBh. &c. (cf. ali-, gaṇḍa-, granthi-, mālā-).

Apte (1890) · दूर्वा (linked stem)

dūrvā Bent grass, panic grass ( considered as a sacred article of worship and offered to deities &c.). Comp. — aṃkuraḥ a soft blade of Dūrvā grass; V. 3. 12.

Alternative readings

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