Annadayin, Annadāyin, Anna-dayin: 3 definitions
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Annadayin 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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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAnnadāyin (अन्नदायिन्).—a.
1) giving food. वारिदस्तृप्तिमाप्नोति सुखमक्षय्यमन्नदः (vāridastṛptimāpnoti sukhamakṣayyamannadaḥ) Manusmṛti 4.229.
2) epithet of Śiva.
Annadāyin is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms anna and dāyin (दायिन्). See also (synonyms): annada, annadātṛ, annaprada.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryAnnadāyin (अन्नदायिन्):—[=anna-dāyin] [from anna] mfn. = -da above.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English DictionaryAnnadāyin (अन्नदायिन्):—[tatpurusha compound] m. f. n.
(-yī-yinī-yi) The same as annada q. v. E. anna and dāyin.
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.
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