Ani, Āṇi, Āni, Aṇi, Ānī: 20 definitions
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Ani means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, the history of ancient India, 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.
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In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Source: Wisdom Library: Āyurveda and botanyĀṇi (आणि) is the name of a specific marma (vital points) of the human body, according to the Aṣṭāṅgahṛdaya-saṃhitā. When affected severely, these marmas causes death. The commonly accepted number of marmas in the human body, as described in the Suśruta-saṃhita, is 107 divided into 5 categories: the muscular, vascular, ligament, bone and joints.
The Aṣṭāṅgahṛdaya-saṃhitā by Vāgbhaṭa is a classical Sanskrit treatise dealing with Āyurveda dating from the 6th-century. Together with the Suśruta-saṃhitā and the Caraka-saṃhita, it is considered one of the three main Indian medical classics
Source: Shodhganga: Portrayal of Animal Kingdom (Tiryaks) in Epics An Analytical studyAṇi (अणि) (lit. “the point of the nail or f a sharp stake”) is a synonym (another name) for the Hawk/Falcon (Śyena), according to scientific texts such as the Mṛgapakṣiśāstra (Mriga-pakshi-shastra) or “the ancient Indian science of animals and birds” by Hamsadeva, containing the varieties and descriptions of the animals and birds seen in the Sanskrit Epics such as the Ramayana and Mahabharata.
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)
Source: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammarAni (अनि).—Kṛt affix in the sense of curse, e.g. अजीवनिस्ते शठ भूयात् (ajīvaniste śaṭha bhūyāt); cf.आक्रोशे नञि अनिः (ākrośe nañi aniḥ) P.III.3.112. This affix अनि (ani) gets its न् (n) changed into ण् (ṇ) after ऋ (ṛ) or रेफ (repha) of the preceding preposition as in अप्रयाणिः (aprayāṇiḥ);cf. Kāś, on VIII.4.29.
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Āni (आनि).—Imp. 1st per.sing affix नि (ni) with the augment आ (ā) prefixed, which has got its न् (n) changed into ण् (ṇ) by P. VIII.4.16.
Vyakarana (व्याकरण, vyākaraṇa) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.
India history and geography
Source: Shodhganga: Temples and cult of Sri Rama in Tamilnadu (history)Ani refers to the month in the Tamil tradition corresponding to the months June-.—[The festivals of Ani are: Mahapradosa, Brahmotsava including Rathotsava].—Festivals take place in all Tamil moths of the year, beginning with Cittirai (April-May) and ending with Pankuni (March-April).—The rules and regulations for daily offerings and the periodical festivals [viz., Ani] are laid down in the Agamas.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionaryāṇi : (f.) a nail; linch-pin.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryĀṇi, (Vedic āṇi to aṇu fine, thin, flexible, in formation an n-enlargement of Idg. *olenā, cp. Ohg. lun, Ger. lünse, Ags. lynes = E. linch, further related to Lat. ulna elbow, Gr. w)lέnh, Ohg. elina, Ags. eln = E. el-bow. See Walde, Lāt. Wtb. under ulna & lacertus). — 1. the pin of a wheel-axle, a linch-pin M.I, 119; S.II, 266, 267; A.II, 32; Sn.654; J.VI, 253, 432; SnA 243; KhA 45, 50. — 2. a peg, pin, bolt, stop (at a door) M.I, 119; S. II 266 (drum stick); J.IV, 30; VI, 432, 460; Th.1, 744; Dh.I, 39. ‹-› 3. (fig.) (°-) peg-like (or secured by a peg, of a door), small, little in °colaka a small (piece of) rag Vin.II, 271, cp. I.205 (vaṇabandhana-colaka); °dvāra Th.1, 355; C. khuddaka-dvāra, quoted at Brethren 200, trsl. by Mrs. Rh. D. as “the towngate’s sallyport” by Neumann as “Gestöck” (fastening, enclosure) āṇi-gaṇṭhik’āhato ayopatto at Vism.108; DA.I, 199 is apparently a sort of brush made of four or five small pieces of flexible wood. (Page 97)
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 Dictionaryaṇī (अणी).—conj And. Commonly āṇi.
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aṇī (अणी).—f (aṇi S) A point or extremity, a tip or nib. 2 fig. A point of time; the very point or nick (as of opportunity); "the time and tide." Pr. ēka aṇī cukalī bārā varṣāñcā vāyadā. 3 A small silver coin equivalent to an ana or 1&2044;16 of a rupee. 4 The spike of a playing top. 5 The backward-curved tip of a shoe. 6 The point or hither extremity of a rein, the marked off end for the hand of the rider.
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anī (अनी).—& anībānī See aṇī & aṇībāṇī.
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āṇi (आणि).—conj And. In popular and rapid speech āṇi is contracted into न.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishaṇī (अणी).—f A point; tip. A point of time.
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āṇī (आणी).—See under अ
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āṇi (आणि).—conj And.
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 dictionaryAṇi (अणि).—m.
-ṇī [aṇati śabdāyate aṇ-in]
1) The point of a needle.
2) A linchpin, the pin or bolt at the end of a pole of carriage. अणीकृत्वैलपत्रं च (aṇīkṛtvailapatraṃ ca) Mb 7.22.73.
3) A limit.
4) The corner of a house (used for killing animals &c.).
Derivable forms: aṇiḥ (अणिः).
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Āṇi (आणि).—m., f. [aṇ-iṇ-striyāṃ vā ṅīp]
1) The pin of the axle of a cart, the linch-pin आणिं न रथ्यममृताधि तस्थुः (āṇiṃ na rathyamamṛtādhi tasthuḥ) Rv.1.35.6.
2) The part of the leg just above the knee (jānuna ūrdhvamubhayatastryaṅgulamaṇirnāma Suśr.)
3) The corner of a house.
4) A boundary, limit.
5) The edge of a sword.
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Ānī (आनी).—1 P.
1) To bring, fetch; भुवनं मत्पार्श्वमानीयते (bhuvanaṃ matpārśvamānīyate) Ś.7.8.; तेषामुदकमानीय (teṣāmudakamānīya) Ms.3.21.
2) To bring on, produce, cause; आनिनाय भुवः कम्पम् (ānināya bhuvaḥ kampam) R.15.24.
3) To lead towards or near, convey.
4) To mix in.
5) To reduce or lead to any condition; वशं आनी (vaśaṃ ānī) to reduce to subjection.
6) To lead off, divert. -Caus. To cause to bring (with instr. of person who brings); मौलैरानाययामासु- र्भरतं स्तम्भिताश्रुभिः (maulairānāyayāmāsu- rbharataṃ stambhitāśrubhiḥ) R.12.12,15.74.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryAṇi (अणि).—m.
(-ṇiḥ) 1. A pin or bolt at the extremity of the pole of a carriage, the pin of the axle. 2. The edge or point of a sharp weapon. 3. A limit, a boundary; also aṇī. E. aṇa to sound, and in aff.
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Āṇi (आणि).—mf.
(-ṇiḥ) 1. The edge of a sword. 2. The pin of the axle of a cart. 3. A limit, a boundary. E. aṇa to sound, in affix, the pen. long; also aṇi.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀṇi (आणि).—[masculine] the pin of the axle-tree (also aṇi).
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Ānī (आनी).—lead or bring near, fetch, cause; lead or bring towards or into ([accusative], [with] kśam subject, subdue), lead or bring back (±punar); pour in, mix; offer, sacrifice.
Ānī is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ā and nī (नी).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Aṇi (अणि):—[from aṇ] m. the point of a needle or of a sharp stake, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] linch-pin, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) [v.s. ...] the pin or bolt at the end of the pole of a carriage, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) [v.s. ...] the corner or part of a house, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
5) [v.s. ...] a boundary, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
6) [v.s. ...] half of a lunar month, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
7) Aṇī (अणी):—[from aṇ] f. the point of a needle or of a sharp stake, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
8) [v.s. ...] linch-pin, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
9) [v.s. ...] the pin or bolt at the end of the pole of a carriage, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
10) [v.s. ...] the corner or part of a house, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
11) [v.s. ...] a boundary, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
12) Ani (अनि):—m. the pin of an axle tree (cf. aṇi), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
13) Anī (अनी):—f. the double panel of a door (cf. aṇi, aṇī, p. 11), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
14) Āṇi (आणि):—[from āṇaka] m. (cf. aṇi) the pin of the axle of a cart, [Ṛg-veda i, 35, 6; 63, 3] ([‘battle’ [Naighaṇṭuka, commented on by Yāska ii, 17]]), [ and v, 43, 8]
15) [v.s. ...] the part of the leg just above the knee, [Suśruta]
16) [v.s. ...] mf. a linch-pin, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
17) [v.s. ...] the corner of a house, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
18) [v.s. ...] a boundary, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
19) Ānī (आनी):—[=ā-√nī] [Parasmaipada] -nayati (1. [plural] ā-nayāmasi, [Atharva-veda v, 25, 8]; [imperative] 2. sg. ā-naya, 3. sg. ā-nayatu; [perfect tense] ā-nināya, [Atharva-veda v, 17, 2], and ā-nināya, [Ṛg-veda viii, 21, 9] ; [infinitive mood] -netavai, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa ii, 1, 14, 16]) [Ātmanepada] (1. sg. -naye, [Rāmāyaṇa])
—to lead towards or near;
—to bring, carry to a place ([accusative] or [locative case]);
—to fetch, [Ṛg-veda; Atharva-veda; Sāma-veda; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa; Śakuntalā] etc.;
— (perf. periphr. -nayāmāsa, [Mahābhārata iii, 2282]) to cause to bring or fetch;
—to bring back or take back, [Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa];
—to pour in, mix in [Ṛg-veda; Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa] etc.;
—to bring any one to, reduce to any state, [Mahābhārata];
—to deduce, calculate;
—to use, employ, prove:
—[Causal] [Parasmaipada] -nāyayati, to cause to be brought or fetched or led near, [Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa; Raghuvaṃśa; Kathāsaritsāgara] etc.:
—[Desiderative] -ninīṣati, to intend or wish to bring near, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa x, 89, 42.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English DictionaryAṇi (अणि):—m.
(-ṇiḥ) 1) A pin or bolt at the extremity of the pole of a carriage, a pin of the axle.
2) The point of a needle &c.
3) A limit, a boundary.
4) That part of a house where animals are killed, where slaughtering takes place. Also aṇī f.
(-ṇī) . E. aṇ, uṇ. aff. in.
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Aṇī (अणी):—f.
(-ṇī) . See aṇi.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Aṇi (अणि):—(ṇiḥ) 2. m. A pin of the axle; edge or point; limit.
2) Āṇi (आणि):—(ṇiḥ) 2. m. f. The edge of a sword, pin of the axle; a limit.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Āṇī (आणी) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Āṇa, Āṇī, Āṇe.
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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 dictionaryAnī (अनी):—(nf) eye; point; forepeak; ~[dāra] pointed, sharp.
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Prakrit-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionaryĀṇī (आणी) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Ānī.
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusAṇi (ಅಣಿ):—
1) [verb] to be or become ready; to be prepared for something.
2) [verb] to construct; to build.
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Aṇi (ಅಣಿ):—
1) [noun] the manner, way in which a thing or things to be kept or done; tidiness; orderliness.
2) [noun] the quality that pleases the sight; beauty.
3) [noun] the state of being ready for something; readiness; preparedness.
4) [noun] a favourable situation or opportunity.
5) [noun] the perfect arrangement of the warp and the woof in weaving.
6) [noun] a stick used in arranging the yarns on a loom(?).
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Aṇi (ಅಣಿ):—[noun] foot-soldiers; a part of an army composed of such soldiers; infantry.
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Aṇi (ಅಣಿ):—[noun] a disguise made of peacock-feathers or coconut palm leaf, used by an actor playing the role of a demon.
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Aṇi (ಅಣಿ):—
1) [noun] a pin used to prevent the wheel come out from the axle; an axle-pin.
2) [noun] the pointed end of a needle.
3) [noun] the point from which lines or surfaces diverge; an angle; a corner.
4) [noun] a corner in a house meant for animal slaughter.
5) [noun] limit; boundary; border.
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Aṇi (ಅಣಿ):—[noun] act of touching; coming to physical contact.
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Aṇi (ಅಣಿ):—[noun] (dial.) a flat plank at the centre of a potter-wheel on which earthenwares are shaped.
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Ani (ಅನಿ):—[adverb] = ಅನಿತು [anitu].
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Āṇi (ಆಣಿ):—[noun] that which is superior; an excellent thing.
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Āṇi (ಆಣಿ):—
1) [noun] a plane figure bounded by a single curved line, every point of which is equally distant from the point at the centre of the figure; a circle.
2) [noun] a sharp circular missile-weapon; a discus-weapon.
3) [noun] royal power as symbolised by the discus-weapon.
4) [noun] ಆಣಿಮೆಟ್ಟಿನ ಉಂಗುರ [animettina umgura] āṇimeṭṭina uŋgura a ring for the great-toe.
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Āṇi (ಆಣಿ):—
1) [noun] a tapered piece of metal, commonly pointed and having a flattened head, driven with a hammer, and used to hold pieces or parts together, to hang things on, etc.; a nail.
2) [noun] a small piece of wood, wedge, fixed to or in-built in the wall, used to hang things on.
3) [noun] the portion just above the knee of the leg.
4) [noun] a corner of a room or a hall of a house.
5) [noun] a border, boundary of a district or a country.
6) [noun] the sharper part of a cutting instrument or a weapon; blade.
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Āṇi (ಆಣಿ):—
1) [noun] a wound having puss, caused by a thorn-pricking.
2) [noun] a small hard, thick, painful growth chiefly on the toe or foot, resulting from an increase in the thickness of cuticle, caused by pressure or friction; a corn.
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Āṇi (ಆಣಿ):—[noun] a thin long bamboo pieces fixed to a net.
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Āṇi (ಆಣಿ):—[noun] a fish of genus Clarium; clarias.
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Āni (ಆನಿ):—
1) [noun] a wound having puss, caused by a thorn-pricking.
2) [noun] a small hard, thick, painful growth chiefly on the toe or foot, resulting from an increase in the thickness of cuticle, caused by pressure or friction; a corn.
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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