Aharana, Āharaṇa: 18 definitions
Introduction:
Aharana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit, Hindi. 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Aharan.
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Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionaryāharaṇa : (nt.) bringing.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryĀharaṇa, (adj.-n.) (fr. āharati) to be taken; taking away; only in phrase acorāharaṇo nidhi a treasure not to be taken by thieves Miln.320; Kh VIII, 9; KhA 224; Sdhp.589. (Page 116)
Source: Sutta: Pali Word Grammar from Pali Myanmar Dictionaryāharaṇa (အာဟရဏ) [(na) (န)]—
[ā+hara+yu]
[အာ+ဟရ+ယု]
[Pali to Burmese]
Source: Sutta: Tipiṭaka Pāḷi-Myanmar Dictionary (တိပိဋက-ပါဠိမြန်မာ အဘိဓာန်)āharaṇa—
(Burmese text): ဆောင်ခြင်း၊ ဆောင်ယူခြင်း။
(Auto-Translation): Carrying, taking.
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.
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryāharaṇa (आहरण).—n S Bringing.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishāharaṇa (आहरण).—n Bringing. Taking away.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryĀharaṇa (आहरण).—a. Taking away, robbing; as in अमृताहरणः (amṛtāharaṇaḥ).
-ṇam 1 Fetching, bringing (near); समिदाहरणाय प्रस्थिता वयम् (samidāharaṇāya prasthitā vayam) Ś.1.
2) Seizing, taking; को लम्बयेदाहरणाय हस्तम् (ko lambayedāharaṇāya hastam) R.6.75.
3) Removing, extracting,
4) Performing, accomplishing (as sacrifice); अश्वमेधस्य कौरव्य चकाराहरणे मतिम् (aśvamedhasya kauravya cakārāharaṇe matim) Mb.
5) A dowry or present given to a bride (at the time of her marriage.); सत्त्वानुरूपाहरणीकृतश्रीः (sattvānurūpāharaṇīkṛtaśrīḥ) R.7.32.
6) Causing, inducing.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryĀharaṇa (आहरण).—(°-) (nt. ?), in Jātakamālā 88.10 āharaṇāpaharaṇa-kuśalatvād, some kind of operation in handling a ship, perhaps towing, see āhāra(ka)-. Otherwise Speyer Transl. 125 with n. 1.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀharaṇa (आहरण).—n.
(-ṇaṃ) 1. Taking, seizing. 2. Causing, inducing. 3. Extracting, removing. E. āṅ before hṛ to take, affix lyuṭ.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀharaṇa (आहरण).—i. e. ā-hṛ + ana, n. 1. Fetching, [Śākuntala, (ed. Böhtlingk.)] 7, 9. 2. Accomplishment, Mahābhārata 14, 2072.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀharaṇa (आहरण).—[neuter] seizing, fetching, bringing, offering, removing.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Āharaṇa (आहरण):—[=ā-haraṇa] [from ā-hṛ] mfn. ifc. taking away, robbing
2) [v.s. ...] n. taking, seizing, bringing, fetching, [Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra; Śakuntalā] etc.
3) [v.s. ...] extracting, removing, [Suśruta]
4) [v.s. ...] accomplishing, offering (a sacrifice), [Mahābhārata]
5) [v.s. ...] battle, combat, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
6) [v.s. ...] causing, inducing, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀharaṇa (आहरण):—[ā-haraṇa] (ṇaṃ) 1. n. Taking, seizing.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Āharaṇa (आहरण) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Āharaṇa, Āhāraṇa.
[Sanskrit to German]
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 dictionaryĀharaṇa (आहरण) [Also spelled aharan]:—(nm) exaction; usurpation.
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Prakrit-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary1) Āharaṇa (आहरण) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Āharaṇa.
2) Āharaṇa (आहरण) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Ābharaṇa.
3) Āhāraṇa (आहारण) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Ādhāraṇa.
4) Āhāraṇa (आहारण) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Āhāraṇa.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
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