# रेवन्त (revanta)

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रेवन्त (revanta) is a Sanskrit word meaning a son of Surya and chief of the Guhyakas, the fifth Manu of the present Kalpa, the son of Surya and chief of the Guhyakas, name of a son of the sun and chief of the Guhyakas, the fifth Manu of the present period, born of Samjna as a mare of the Sun god. Its 9 recorded definitions are grouped into 3 contexts, among them The Fifth Manu, Son of Surya and Chief of Guhyakas, Composite Identity (Son of Surya & Manu) and Associated Terms.

- **SLP1:** `revanta`  **IAST:** revanta  **Devanagari:** रेवन्त
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revanta
- **Declensions:** 48 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/revanta/declensions.md

## Meanings by context

### The Fifth Manu (5 definitions)
- the fifth Manu of the present Kalpa  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > the 5th Manu of the present Kalpa ( cf. next and रैवत (raivata) ). [ ID=179586 ]
- The fifth Manu of the present Kalpa, also called Raivata  
  *Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > रेवन्त (revanta) [Printed book page 710 ] रेवन्त (revanta) m. ( - न्तः (-ntaḥ) ) The fifth MANU of the present Kalpa; also called RAIVATA. [ ID=32526 ]
- The fifth Manu.  
  *Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > रेवन्त (revanta) [Printed book page 635-a ] रेवन्त (revanta) ( न्तः ) ((ntaḥ)) 1. n. The fifth Manu. [ ID=32098 ]
- The fifth Manu of the present Kalpa, also called Raivata  
  *Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > रेवन्त (revanta) [Printed book page 609-a ] रेवन्त (revanta) m. ( - न्तः (-ntaḥ) ) The fifth MANU of the present Kalpa; also called RAIVATA. E. रेव, झच् (reva, jhac) aff. [ ID=33878 ]
- The fifth Manu of the present period.  
  *Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > रेवन्त (revanta) [Printed book page 0779-b ] रेवन्त (revanta) revant + a, m. The fifth Manu of the present Kalpa or period. [ ID=12212 ]

### Son of Surya and Chief of Guhyakas (3 definitions)
- a son of Surya and chief of the Guhyakas  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H2) [Printed book page 888,2] रेवन्त (revanta) m. N. of a son of Sūrya and chief of the Guhyakas, VarBṛS.; Pur. [ ID=179585 ]
- name of a son of the sun and chief of the Guhyakas  
  *Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > रेवन्त (revanta) [Printed book page 258-1 ] रेवन्त (revanta) revant-a, m. N. of a son of the sun and chief of the Guhyakas. [ ID=15369 ]
- born of Samjna as a mare of the Sun god  
  *The Purana Index*
  > रेवन्त (revanta) [Printed book page 3-099 ] Revanta — born of Samjña as a mare of the Sun god. Vi. III. 2. 7. [ ID=11776 ]

### Composite Identity (Son of Surya & Manu) and Associated Terms (1 definition)
- 1. The son of Surya and chief of the Guhyakas. 2. The fifth Manu of the present Kalpa.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)*
  > रेवन्त (revanta) [Printed book page 0854-a ] Revanta, as, m., N. of a son of Sūrya and chief of the Guhyakas; the fifth Manu of the present Kalpa; [cf. raivata. ] —Revanta-manu-sū, ūs, f. mother of Manu Revanta, epithet of Sañjñā (wife of Sūrya). —Revantottara (°ta-ut°), N. of a work. [ ID=39840 ]

## Sources

Definitions from Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872); Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899); Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary; The Purana Index; Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary.
Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon, University of Cologne.

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