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Definition[1]

Definition[2]

dravya: Substance; a real entity.

Source
Sarvastivada Abhidharma, Sanskrit-English Glossary, by Bhikkhu KL Dhammajoti
Definition[3]

dravya n. a substance, thing, object Up. Mn. MBh. &c
• the ingredients or materials of anything MBh. R.
• medicinal substance or drug Suśr.
• (phil.) elementary substance (9 in the Nyāya, viz' pṛthivii, ap, tejas, vāyu, ākāśa kāla, diś, ātman, manas ; 6 with Jainas, viz. jīva, dharma, adharma, pudgala, kāla, ākāśa)
• (Gr.) single object or person, individual (cf. eka-)
• fit object or person (cf. ā-.)
• object of possession, wealth, goods, money Mn. Yājñ. MBh. &c
• gold R. vii, 18, 34 Sch.
• bellmetal, brass L.
• ointment L.'
• spirituous liquour L.
• a stake, a wager W.

dravya 2
dravya mfn. (fr. 4. dru) derived from or relating to a tree Pāṇ. 4-3, 161
• tree-like or corresponding to a tree ŚāṅkhBr. x, 2
• n. lac, gum, resin L.
 

Source
Sanskrit-English Dictionary, by M. Monier William
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