Nahana, Nahāna: 8 definitions
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Nahana 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.
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Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarynahāna : (nt.) bathing; bath.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryNahāna, (nt.) (Sk. snāna) bathing, a bath Vin. I, 47, 51= II. 224; I, 196 (dhuva° constant bathing), 197; S. I, 183; V, 390 (fig.); J. I, 265; PvA. 50; Vism. 27.
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
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarynahāṇa (नहाण).—n (snāna S) Ablution (esp. after inunction). 2 The first appearing of the menses; female puberty. na0 ghālaṇēṃ To cleanse by inunction and ablution (esp. children). na0 padāsa yēṇēṃ To arrive at the age of menstruation.
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nāhāṇa (नाहाण).—& nāhāṇaghara Better nahāṇa & nahāṇaghara.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishnahāṇa (नहाण).—n Ablution. The first appearing of the menses; female puberty. nahāṇa ghālaṇēṃ To cleanse by inunction and ablution (esp. children).
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
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryNahana (नहन).—[neuter] binding, tying round; bond, fetter, bolt.
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), 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
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryNahānā (नहाना):—(v) to bathe, to take a bath; -[dhonā] lit. bathing and washing—bathing; bathing and other incidental acts; to bathe and perform other incidental acts.
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Starts with: Nahanacunna, Nahanagaruka, Nahanaghara, Nahanakala, Nahanakotthaka, Nahanamakhana, Nahananem, Nahanatittha, Nahanavali, Nahanavani.
Ends with (+7): Abhinahana, Adhinahana, Anunnahana, Asthisamnahana, Athanahana, Caukanahana, Dasanahana, Hanahana, Idhmasamnahana, Manehana, Mithyagnahana, Onahana, Parinahana, Pariyonahana, Paryanahana, Patnisamnahana, Phala-hanahana, Samnahana, Sannahana, Sarvasamnahana.
Full-text (+2): Unnahana, Nhanavara, Nhana, Abhinahana, Nayhana, Samnahaniya, Nahanakala, Nahanakotthaka, Nahanavali, Nahanacunna, Nahanagaruka, Nahanatittha, Ogahana, Upanahana, Gamga, Ganga, Mulaka, Garuka, Dudh, Dudha.
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