As a deity name
Name 567 of the Vishnu Sahasranāma — Mahabharata (Anushasana Parva), as taught by Bhishma to Yudhishthira on his deathbed
As a Hindi name
सुधन्वा · adj
उत्तम धनुष धारण करनेवाला · अच्छा धनुर्धर — Śabdasāgara
सुधन्वा · noun · masculine
विष्णु · विश्वकर्मा · आंगिरस — Śabdasāgara
Cited formation "सुधन्वा" is सु- + धन्वा: धन्वा means "A dry soil, a country scantily supplied with water, a desert, a waste", and the prefix सु- forms good, easily. CHD Basic Grammar App. I §3(18) — cited from the extracted rule table — base gloss: Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
having an excellent bow, &c. &c.
Scripturally attested Verified split — attested membersWhy this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "sudhanvā" is the nominative of "sudhanvan" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M1 · same meaning "sudhanvā" is the feminine form of "sudhanva" — the same word with the feminine ending (nominative).
Related forms
Dictionary citations
su—dhanvan mfn. having an excellent bow, RV. &c. &c.
su—dhanvan m. the son of an outcaste Vaiśya by a woman of the same class, Mn. x, 23 (some read sudhanvācārya in one word)
su—dhanva m. the 8th cubit (aratni) from the bottom or the 10th from the top of the sacrificial post, L.
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