Abhishyand, Abhiṣyand: 2 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Abhiṣyand can be transliterated into English as Abhisyand or Abhishyand, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAbhiṣyand (अभिष्यन्द्).—1 A. (s changed to ṣ by P.VIII.3.72)
1) To ooze, flow, trickle; अभिस्य-ष्य-न्दते दुग्धम् (abhisya-ṣya-ndate dugdham) Sk.; सतत- मभिष्यन्दमानमेघमेदुरितनीलिमा (satata- mabhiṣyandamānameghameduritanīlimā) (giriḥ) U. 1 raining or pouring down water.
2) (fig.) To be melted (with pity, love &c.), to overflow with; यदि त्वामीदृशं रामभद्रः पश्येत् तदास्य हृदयं स्नेहेनाभिष्यन्देत (yadi tvāmīdṛśaṃ rāmabhadraḥ paśyet tadāsya hṛdayaṃ snehenābhiṣyandeta) Uttararāmacarita 5.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Abhiṣyand (अभिष्यन्द्):—[=abhi-ṣyand] (√syand), -syandate (or also -ṣyandate, if said intransitively of lifeless objects, [Pāṇini 8-3, 72]) to run towards or along (generally said of liquids), [Atharva-veda v, 5, 9] (perf. -siṣyade, said of a plant growing or running along the stem and branches of a tree), etc.
2) Abhisyand (अभिस्यन्द्):—[=abhi-√syand] See abhi-ṣyand.
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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Starts with: Abhishyanda, Abhishyandamana, Abhishyandana, Abhishyandati, Abhishyandavamana, Abhishyandayati, Abhishyandeti, Abhishyandi, Abhishyandin, Abhishyandiramana.
Ends with: Samabhishyand.
Full-text: Abhishyanda, Abhishyandamana, Samabhishyand, Abhishyandin, Abhishyandiramana, Anushyand, Syand, Abhisanna, Parishyandayati, Parishyandeti.
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