Abhibhasana, Abhibhāsana, Abhibhāṣaṇa, Abhibhashana: 10 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Abhibhāṣaṇa can be transliterated into English as Abhibhasana or Abhibhashana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Abhibhashan.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
Abhibhāsana, (nt.) (abhi + bhāsana fr. bhās) enlightenment or delight (“light & delight” trsl.) Th.1, 613 (= tosana C.). (Page 67)
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Abhibhāṣaṇa (अभिभाषण).—Speaking to, addressing, conversing with.
Derivable forms: abhibhāṣaṇam (अभिभाषणम्).
Abhibhāṣaṇa (अभिभाषण).—i. e. abhi -bhāṣ + ana, n. Allocution.
Abhibhāṣaṇa (अभिभाषण):—[=abhi-bhāṣaṇa] [from abhi-bhāṣ] n. the act of addressing or speaking to, [Āśvalāyana-śrauta-sūtra etc.]
Abhibhāṣaṇa (अभिभाषण):—[tatpurusha compound] n.
(-ṇam) Addressing, allocution; e. g. Vīramitr.: vāhvādicchedananiṣṭhurabhāṣābhibhāṣaṇe daṇḍamāha yājñavalkyaḥ; or Baudhāyana: ṛtvikśvaśurapitṛvyamātulānāṃ yavīyasāṃ pratyutthāyābhibhāṣaṇam. E. bhāṣ with abhi, kṛt aff. lyuṭ.
Abhibhāṣaṇa (अभिभाषण):—(von bhāṣ mit abhi) n. das Anreden, das Reden mit Jmd: anāryābhi [Aśvalāyana’s Śrautasūtrāni 12, 8.] niśācarīṇāṃ pratyakṣamakṣamaṃ cābhibhāṣaṇam (mit der Sitā) [Rāmāyaṇa 5, 29, 9.]
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Abhibhāṣaṇa (अभिभाषण):—auch das Reden, Sprechen: satyābhi [Kathāsaritsāgara 63, 83.]
Abhibhāṣaṇa (अभिभाषण):—n. das Anreden , Reden.
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
Abhibhāṣaṇa (अभिभाषण) [Also spelled abhibhashan]:—(nm) an address (speech delivered by a dignitary).
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Kannada-English dictionary
Abhibhāṣaṇa (ಅಭಿಭಾಷಣ):—[noun] the act of directing the spoken words to; an addressing.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Abhibhāṣaṇa (अभिभाषण):—n. formal speech; ceremonial address;
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches (+0): Bhashana, Abhi.
Full-text (+0): Samabhibhashana, Abhibhashan, Dikshamta, Dikshant, Svagata, Bhash.
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