Akalyana, Akalyāṇa: 9 definitions
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Akalyana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, 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 Akalyan.
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryakalyāṇa (अकल्याण).—n (S) Illbeing or state, infelicity, wretchedness.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishakalyāṇa (अकल्याण).—n Infelicity; injury.
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 dictionaryAkalyāṇa (अकल्याण).—a. [na. ta.] Inauspicious, unlucky.
-ṇam Inauspiciousness, ill, evil, adversity.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryAkalyāṇa (अकल्याण).—mfn.
(-ṇa-ṇī-ṇaṃ) Unlucky, inauspicious. E. a neg. kalyāṇa prosperous.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Akalyāṇa (अकल्याण):—[=a-kalyāṇa] [from a-kalya] mfn. not handsome, [Atharva-veda]
2) [v.s. ...] inauspicious
3) [v.s. ...] n. adversity.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English DictionaryAkalyāṇa (अकल्याण):—[tatpurusha compound] I. m. f. n.
(-ṇaḥ-ṇī-ṇam) Unlucky, inauspicious. Ii. n.
(-ṇam) Bad luck. E. a neg. and kalyāṇa.
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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 dictionaryAkalyāṇa (अकल्याण) [Also spelled akalyan]:—(nm) misfortune, disaster; ~ hence ~[kara]/~[kārī] (a).
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusAkalyāṇa (ಅಕಲ್ಯಾಣ):—
1) [noun] ill-luck; misfortune; infelicity.
2) [noun] a calamity; great distress; affliction.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Akalyanakari.
Ends with (+12): Candrakalakalyana, Caramakalyana, Dipakalyana, Girijakalyana, Janakalyana, Janmakalyana, Katakalyana, Kesakalyana, Kotakalyana, Kshamakalyana, Lokakalyana, Mahakalyana, Nattakalyana, Pancakalyana, Parinirvanakalyana, Parinishkramanakalyana, Prakalyana, Prataparudrakalyana, Prathamakalyana, Praticchandakalyana.
Full-text: Akalyan, Kathavatthu, Mitta, Shila.
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