Alternative spellings of this word include Abhiyachana.

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Pali-English dictionary

Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

abhiyācana : (nt.) request; entreaty. || abhiyācanā (f.), request; entreaty.

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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.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Abhiyācana (अभियाचन).—Asking for, request, an entreaty, solicitation.

Derivable forms: abhiyācanam (अभियाचनम्).

See also (synonyms): abhiyāñcā.

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

Abhiyācanā (अभियाचना).—(to Sanskrit abhiyācati; compare Sanskrit satyā-bhiyācana, adj., making requests true, [Boehtlingk and Roth] s.v.), entreaty: Mahāvastu iii.318.14 °nāṃ viditvā; in satyābhiyācanayā Divyāvadāna 154.5 with appeal to truth = satya-vacana, q.v., Pali saccakiriyā, solemn declaration by the truth of something (in Divyāvadāna spoken by Buddha in effecting a miracle; see 154.25).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Abhiyācanā (अभियाचना).—[abhi-yāc + anā], f. A request, at the end of the comp. adj. satya-abhiyācana, Fulfilling the requests (which are directed to him), [Rāmāyaṇa] 2, 55, 6.

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

Abhiyācana (अभियाचन):—[=abhi-yācana] [from abhi-yāc] n. asking for, entreaty, request (cf. satyābhiyācana.)

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Abhiyācanā (अभियाचना):—[tatpurusha compound] f.

(-nā) A solicitation, a request; e. g. Rāmāy.: satyābhiyācanaḥ śrīmānnyagrodho haritacchadaḥ. Comp. abhiyācñā. E. yāc with abhi, kṛt aff. yuc.

[Sanskrit to German]

Abhiyacana in German

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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.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Abhiyācanā (अभियाचना):—(nf) a demand.

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See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Yacana, Abhi.

Ends with: Satyabhiyacana.

Full-text: Abhiyanca, Abhiyacna, Satyabhiyacana.

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