Dhanadhanna, Ḍhaṇaḍhaṇṇā, Dhanadhañña, Dhana-dhanna: 3 definitions
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Dhanadhanna means something in Buddhism, Pali, 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
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryḍhaṇaḍhaṇṇā (ढणढण्णा).—m (ḍhaṇaḍhaṇa &aṇṇā) A jocosely polite term for a dunce or blockhead.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishḍhaṇaḍhaṇṇā (ढणढण्णा).—A m jocosely polite term for a dunce.
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.
Pali-English dictionary
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryDhanadhañña refers to: , usually Dvandva-cpd. “money & money’s worth, ” but as adj. (always in phrase pahūta°) it may be taken as Tatpuruṣa “rich in treasures, ” otherwise “possessing money & money’s worth” cp. pahūtadhanadhaññavā J.I, 3. As n. Pv.I, 1111; III, 104; PvA.60; Miln.2, 280; as adj. frequent “pahūtadhana-dhañña” Vv 6313=Pv.II, 611: PvA.97. Thus in ster. formula of aḍḍha mahaddhana etc. D.III, 163 sq.; S.I, 71; A.II, 86;
Note: dhanadhañña is a Pali compound consisting of the words dhana and dhañña.
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.
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Partial matches: Dhanna, Dhana, Tanna, Tana.
Full-text: Kotthagara, Dhanna.
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