Alternative spellings of this word include Abhiyan.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Abhiyāna (अभियान).—

1) Approaching.

2) Marching against, attack, assault; सीता श्रुत्वाभियानं मे आशामेष्यति जीविते (sītā śrutvābhiyānaṃ me āśāmeṣyati jīvite) Rām.6.4.4; असहन्तोऽभियानं तच्छाल्वराजस्य कौरव (asahanto'bhiyānaṃ tacchālvarājasya kaurava) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 3. 16.9. रणाभियानेन (raṇābhiyānena) Daśakumāracarita 1 marching out for battle.

Derivable forms: abhiyānam (अभियानम्).

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

Abhiyāna (अभियान).—i. e. abhi-yā + ana, n. 1. Approaching. 2. Aggression, Chr. 53, 5.

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

Abhiyāna (अभियान).—[neuter] approach, assault.

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

1) Abhiyāna (अभियान):—[=abhi-yāna] [from abhi-yā] n. coming near, approaching, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) [v.s. ...] attacking, [Mahābhārata]

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

Abhiyāna (अभियान):—[tatpurusha compound] n.

(-nam) 1) Approaching; e. g. Śāntip. Mahābh.: abhiyāne tu pārthasya narairnagaravāsibhiḥ . nagaraṃ rājamārgaṃ ca yathāvatsamalaṃkṛtam.

2) Aggression, assault. E. yā with abhi, kṛt aff. lyuṭ.

[Sanskrit to German]

Abhiyana in German

context information

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

Abhiyāna (अभियान) [Also spelled abhiyan]:—(nm) a campaign; an expedition; -[dala] an expedition.

context information

...

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Yana, Abhi.

Ends with: Gaumpharka-abhiyana, Nirvacana-abhiyana.

Full-text: Abhiyan, Gaumpharka-abhiyana, Abhivlanga.

Relevant text

Search found 1 books and stories containing Abhiyana, Abhiyāna, Abhi-yana, Abhi-yāna; (plurals include: Abhiyanas, Abhiyānas, yanas, yānas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)

Appendix 5.2: new and rare words < [Appendices]

Appendix 4.2: New and Rare Words < [Appendices]

show preview