Pidhana, ʾԲ: 15 definitions
Introduction:
Pidhana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi, Hindi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
Alternative spellings of this word include Pidhan.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarypina : (nt.) a lid; a cover.
: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryʾԲ, (nt.) (=pidahana) cover J. VI, 349.—°phalaka covering board Vism. 261 (where KhA in same passage reads paṭikujjana-phalaka)=VbhA. 244. (Page 459)

Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarypina (पिधा�).—n S A cover or lid. 2 Covering or cover; place or cause of concealment.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryʾԲ (पिधा�).�
1) Covering, concealing, concealment.
2) A cover, lid, covering (fig. also); अमृतापिधानमस� स्वाहा (amṛtā辱Բasi svāhā); नैकजलदच्छत्रापिधान� जगत् (naikajaladacchatrāpina� jagat) Mṛcchakaṭika 5.24; a cloth for covering.
Derivable forms: 辱Բ (पिधानम�).
See also (synonyms): 辱Բ.
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ʾԲ (पिधा�).�
1) Covering, concealing.
2) A sheath.
3) A wrapper, cloak.
4) A lid or top.
5) A particular process to which quicksilver is subjected.
-ī A cover, lid.
Derivable forms: 辱Բ (पिधानम�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryʾԲ (पिधा�).—n.
(-Բ�) 1. A covering, a cover or concealment. 2. A lid, a top or cover. 3. A sheath. 4. A wrapper, a cloak, &c. E. api certainly, to have or hold, (from sight,) � aff., and the initial rejected.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryʾԲ (पिधा�).—i. e. api- + ana (m.), n. 1. Covering, shutting, [Mālavikāgnimitra, (ed. Tullberg.)] [distich] 32. 2. A lid, a covering, Mārk. P. 50, 89.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryʾԲ (पिधा�).—[neuter] covering, shutting up; cover, lid.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) ʾԲ (पिधा�):—[=pi-na] [from pi-tavya > pi-] n. (m. [gana] 徱) covering, stopping, shutting, closing, [Mālavikāgnimitra; Sāhitya-darpaṇa]
2) [v.s. ...] a cover, lid, sheath etc., [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature] etc.; (-vat mfn. covered with a lid, [Rājataraṅgiṇī])
3) [v.s. ...] a [particular] process to which quicksilver is subjected, [Sarvadarśana-saṃgraha]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryʾԲ (पिधा�):�(Բ�) 1. n. A covering, a cover.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)ʾԲ (पिधा�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: ʾṇa, ʾṇayā.
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Hindi dictionary
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryʾԲ (पिधा�) [Also spelled pidhan]:�(nm) a lid; cover, covering.
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Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusʾԲ (ಪಿಧಾ�):�
1) [noun] the act of covering (with or as with a cover, veil, lid, etc.).
2) [noun] that with which something is covered (as a cover, lid, veil, etc.).
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryʾԲ (पिधा�):—n. 1. covering; concealing; 2. a sheath; 3. a wrapper; a cloak; 4. a lid or top;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Pi.
Starts with: Pidhanaka, Pidhanata, Pidhanavant, Pidhanavat, Pitanali, Pitanam.
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Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
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A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Page 231 < [Volume 9 (1910)]
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Chapter 8 - The Pillar and other Members < [Volume 3 - House Architecture]
Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)
Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 21 - Śiva Praises Pārvatī < [Section 3b - Arunācala-khaṇḍa (Uttarārdha)]