Abhisarana, ṇa: 17 definitions
Introduction:
Abhisarana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit, 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 Abhisaran.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryabhisaraṇa (अभिसरण).—n S Running abroad; flowing about; spilled or shed state (esp. of liquids). 2 Dispersion (as of wind in the bowels). 3 Going towards, approaching.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishabhisaraṇa (अभिसरण).�n Running abroad, approaching.
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abhiṇa (अभिसार�).�m-ṇa n Spilling or shedding, scattering.
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 dictionaryṇa (अभिसरण).�
1) Approaching, going to meet (also with hostile intentions).
2) Meeting, rendezvous, assignation or appointment of lovers; त्वदभिसरणरभसेन वलन्ती पतति पदान� कियन्त� चलन्ती (tvadabhisaraṇarabhasena valantī patati padāni kiyanti calantī) Gītagovinda 6.
Derivable forms: ṇa (अभिसरणम्).
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Abhiṇa (अभिसार�).—Going to meet a lover &c. प्रकुपितमभिसारणेऽनुनेतुं (ܱ辱ٲṇe'ԳܲԱٳ�) Kirātārjunīya 1.58.
Derivable forms: abhiṇam (अभिसारणम�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionaryṇa (अभिसरण).—see an-abhi°.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryAbhiṇa (अभिसार�).—n.
(-ṇa�) 1. Coming to or near, visiting, attending, following. 2. Improtuning. E. abhi, and ṇa going.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionaryṇa (अभिसरण).—i. e. -� + ana, n. An amorous visit, [ٲśܳٲ] in
ṇa (अभिसरण):—[=-ṇa] [from -�] n. meeting, rendezvous (of lovers), [Sāhitya-darpaṇa etc.]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English Dictionaryṇa (अभिसरण):—[tatpurusha compound] n.
(-ṇa) 1) Approaching, esp. with hostile intent, attacking.
2) A visit, esp. of an amorous kind, an assignation, a lover’s appointment; e. g. Vikramorv.: tata� praviśatyākāśayānena kṛtābhisaraṇaveśorvaśī citralekhā ca; or Daśakumārach.: vṛhaspaterutathyabhāryābhisaraṇam; or Gītagov.: tvadabhisaraṇarabhasena valantī . patati padāni kiyanti calantī . nātha hare . sīdati rādhā vāsagṛhe. Comp. . E. � with abhi, kṛt aff. �.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)ṇa (अभिसरण) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: ṇa, ṇa, Ahiṇa.
[Sanskrit to German]
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 dictionaryṇa (अभिसरण) [Also spelled abhisaran]:�(nm) going towards a point for meeting; rendezvous (of lovers); convergence.
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Prakrit-English dictionary
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionaryṇa (अभिसरण) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: ṇa.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusṇa (ಅಭಿಸರಣ):�
1) [noun] a going towards.
2) [noun] a going to meet a lover at a prefixed place and at prefixed time.
3) [noun] an appointment to meet, esp. one made secretly by lovers; tryst; rendezvous.
4) [noun] a marching , with an army, against an enemy.
5) [noun] the act of being diffused throughout; pervasion.
6) [noun] common acceptance; general use; prevalence; currency.
7) [noun] a going behind; a following.
8) [noun] (math.) a meeting at one point or value; convergence.
9) [noun] (math.) approaching a definite limit, as the sum of certain infinite series of numbers.
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Abhiṇa (ಅಭಿಸಾರ�):—[noun] a going to meet a lover at a prefixed place and at prefixed time.
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 Dictionaryṇa (अभिसरण):—n. meeting; going on date; rendezvous;
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.
Pali-English dictionary
[Pali to Burmese]
: Sutta: Tipiṭaka Pāḷi-Myanmar Dictionary (တိပိဋက-ပါဠိမြန်မ� အဘိဓာန�)ṇa�
(Burmese text): သွားသော၊ သူ။ အဘိသာရိက�-ကြည့်။ တဏှာဘိသရ�-လည်းကြည့်။
(Auto-Translation): Go, he. Look at the Abhidharma. Also look at the Tantric teachings.

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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Yu, Abhi, Sara, Sharana, Cara.
Starts with: Abhisaranata, Abhisaranavesha.
Full-text: Samabhisarana, Abhisaranata, Tanhabhisarana, Abhisaranavesha, Abhisaran, Ahisarana, Anabhisarana, Abhisara, Abhisarika.
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Dasarupaka (critical study) (by Anuru Ranjan Mishra)
Part 2b - Justification of the title (Ubhayābhisārikā) [ubhaya-abhisārikā] < [Chapter 2 - Bhāṇa (critical study)]
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Chapter 3 - Sanskrit text (tritiya-anka) < [Abhijnana Sakuntalam, text and commentary]
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