Adyuna, Ādyūna: 8 definitions
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Adyuna means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Ādyūna (आद्यून).—a. [ā-div-kta, ūṭh natvaṃ ca P.V.2.67; perhaps derived from ad to eat] Shamelessly voracious, gluttonous, hungry; 'आद्यूनः स्यादौदरिको विजिगीषाविवर्जिते (ādyūnaḥ syādaudariko vijigīṣāvivarjite)' इत्यमरः (ityamaraḥ); न चैनमाद्यून इति क्षिपन्ति (na cainamādyūna iti kṣipanti) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 5.37.34; आद्यूनः सद्- गृहिण्येव प्रायो यष्टयावलम्बितः (ādyūnaḥ sad- gṛhiṇyeva prāyo yaṣṭayāvalambitaḥ) Kirātārjunīya 11.5.
Ādyūna (आद्यून).—mfn.
(-naḥ-nā-naṃ) 1. Shamelessly voracious. 2. Without the beginning. E. āṅ, diva to play or enjoy in the part. past, or ādi first, and ūna minus.
Ādyūna (आद्यून).—[adjective] voracious.
Ādyūna (आद्यून):—mf(ā)n. ([etym. doubtful]), shamelessly voracious, greedy, [Mahābhārata; Rājataraṅgiṇī]
Ādyūna (आद्यून):—[ā-dyūna] (naḥ-nā-naṃ) a. Shamelessly voracious; without beginning.
Ādyūna (आद्यून):—adj. gefrässig [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 5, 2, 67.] [Amarakoṣa 3, 1, 21.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 428.] — Wohl von div peinigen mit ā; vgl. auch lat. jejunus.
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Ādyūna (आद्यून):—[Spr. 4019.]
Ādyūna (आद्यून):—Adj. gefrässig [Indische sprüche 2140.] [Rājataraṃgiṇī 8,893.]
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Ādyūna (ಆದ್ಯೂನ):—[noun] a person who greedily eats too much; a glutton.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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