Unnahana, Unnahanā: 6 definitions

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Unnahana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali. 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

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Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Unnahanā, (f.) (ud + nah, see nayhati) flattering, tying or pushing oneself on to somebody, begging Vism. 27. (Page 138)

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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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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Unnahana (उन्नहन).—Unfettered, unbound; नैवान्यतः परिभवोऽस्य भवेत्कथंचिन्मत्संश्रयस्य विभवोन्नहनस्य नित्यम् (naivānyataḥ paribhavo'sya bhavetkathaṃcinmatsaṃśrayasya vibhavonnahanasya nityam) Bhāgavata 11.1.4.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Unnahana (उन्नहन) or Anunnahana.—(-tā) , (compare Sanskrit unnaddha, haughty), (state of absence of) pride: Śikṣāsamuccaya 119.5.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Unnahana (उन्नहन):—[=un-nahana] ([from] nahana with ud in the sense of ‘apart’), freed from fetters, unfettered, unbound, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa xi, 1, 4.]

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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.

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