ऊरव्य

{ ūravyḥ }

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

ऊरव्य  m.  m. ‘born from the thigh (of ब्रह्मा)’, a वैश्य (See ऊरु-ज), [L.]

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ऊरव्यः [ūravyḥ]   Born from the thighs, hence a वैश्य, a merchant; विप्राश्च बाहुजास्तद्वदूरव्याश्च जघन्यजाः [Śiva. B.31.17.]
ऊरव्यः [ūravyḥ]   (-व्या f.) [ऊरु-यत्] A Vaiśya, a man of the third tribe (as born from the thighs of Brahmā or Puruṣa); cf. [Ms.1.31,87.]

Shabda-Sagara

ऊरव्य  m.  ( -व्यः) A man of the third cast or tribe, the merchant or hus- bandman, the Vaisya.
E. ऊरु a thigh, and यत् affix; being born from the thighs of BRAHMA.

ROOTS:

ऊरु यत्