Alternative spellings of this word include Abhiyachana.

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Pali-English dictionary

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

Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

abhiyācana (အဘိယာစန) [(na,thī) (န၊ထီ)]—
[abhi+yāca+yu]
[အဘိ+ယာစ+ယု]

Source: Sutta: Pali Word Grammar from Pali Myanmar Dictionary

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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

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

Derivable forms: abhiyācanam (अभियाचनम्).

See also (synonyms): abhiyāñcā.

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English 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: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit 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: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

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

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams 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.

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

Abhiyācana (अभियाचन):—(von yāc mit abhi) n. Bitte, Gebet: satyābhiyācana adj. die Bitten wahr machend, erhörend [Rāmāyaṇa 2, 55, 6.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger Wörterbuch

Abhiyācana (अभियाचन):—n. Bitte , in satyābhī.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer Fassung

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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

Abhiyācanā (अभियाचना):—(nf) a demand.

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

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Nepali dictionary

1) Abhiyācana (अभियाचन):—n. a request; an entreaty; solicitation;

2) Abhiyācanā (अभियाचना):—n. demand;

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

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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: Yaca, Yacana, Ao, Yu, Yu, Abhi.

Full-text: Abhiyanca, Abhiyaachan, Abhiyachana, Satyabhiyacana, Abhiyacna.

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