Pranadana, ʰṇaԲ, ʰṇa岹Բ, Prana-dana: 9 definitions
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Pranadana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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.
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Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English DictionaryṇaԲ (प्राणदान).—n (S) Giving of life; i. e. rescuing or extricating from any jeopardy or extreme peril.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-EnglishṇaԲ (प्राणदान).�n Giving of life; i. e. extri- cating from any extreme peril.
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 dictionaryʰṇa岹Բ (प्रणदन).—Sounding, a sound.
Derivable forms: ṇa岹Բ (प्रणदनम्).
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ʰṇaԲ (प्राणदान).�
1) resigning life.
2) the gift of life, saving one's life.
Derivable forms: ṇaԲ (प्राणदानम्).
ʰṇaԲ is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ṇa and Բ (दा�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionaryʰṇa岹Բ (प्रणदन).—n.
(-Բ�) Sounding, sound.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) ʰṇa岹Բ (प्रणदन):—[=-ṇa岹Բ] [from -ṇa] n. = ṇād, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) ʰṇaԲ (प्राणदान):—[=ṇa-Բ] [from ṇa > prān] n. gift of (i.e. saving a person’s) life, [Kathāsaritsāgara]
3) [v.s. ...] resigning l°, [Pañcatantra]
4) [v.s. ...] anointing the Havis with Ghṛta during the recitation of sacred texts supposed to restore l°, [Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra]
[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.
Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusʰṇaԲ (ಪ್ರಾಣದಾನ):�
1) [noun] a giving of life; a rescuing from great danger or peril.
2) [noun] a remitting from death penalty.
3) [noun] (cricket) a missing of a chance of getting a batsman out, as by dropping a catch.
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 DictionaryʰṇaԲ (प्राणदान):—n. gift of life; saving one's life;
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.
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A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
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