Apatana, Āpatana, Āpātana: 11 definitions
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Apatana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali. 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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Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionaryāpatana : (nt.) falling down.
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryĀpatana (आपतन).—
1) Approaching, coming, assailing &c.
2) Happening, occurrence.
3) Descending, alighting.
4) Obtaining.
5) Knowledge; क्वचित् प्राकरणिकादर्थादप्राकरणिक- स्यार्थस्यापतनम् (kvacit prākaraṇikādarthādaprākaraṇika- syārthasyāpatanam) S. D.1.
6) Natural sequence, necessarily following.
Derivable forms: āpatanam (आपतनम्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryApatāna (अपतान).—(m. or nt.; in Sanskrit apatānaka, m.), cramp (due to famine): na sukaram °ne pragrahaṇe (in the cramp- convulsions of hunger, ed. p. 710) yāpayitum Divyāvadāna 471.4 (cited by misprint as 171.4 in [Boehtlingk] 7.302, and copied as such in Schmidt, Nachträge).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀpatana (आपतन).—n.
(-naṃ) 1. Coming, approaching. 2. Descending, alighting. 3. Happening. E. āṅ before pat to go, lyuṭ aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀpatana (आपतन).—[ā-pat + ana], n. 1. Happening. 2. Appearing.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Apatāna (अपतान):—[=apa-tāna] m. cramp, [Divyāvadāna]
2) Āpatana (आपतन):—[=ā-patana] [from ā-pat] n. happening, appearing, [Sāhitya-darpaṇa]
3) [v.s. ...] coming, approaching
4) [v.s. ...] reaching
5) [v.s. ...] unexpected appearance (as from fate), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀpatana (आपतन):—[ā-patana] (naṃ) 1. n. Approaching; alighting; happening.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Āpatana (आपतन) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Āvaḍaṇa.
[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.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryĀpātana (आपातन):—adv. 1. urgently; immediately; as soon as; 2. suddenly; all of a sudden; 3. at last; in conclusion; 4. in a general overview/review;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
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Partial matches: Patana, A, Apa, Tana.
Starts with: Apatanadharmin, Apatanadharmitva, Apatanaka, Apatanakin, Apatanam, Apatanattham.
Ends with (+47): Adhapatana, Akshapatana, Akshaprapatana, Amoghapatana, Angarapatana, Ashvaprapatana, Atapatana, Avapatana, Avaravapatana, Bijapatana, Capetapatana, Caranapatana, Chandakapatana, Chandapatana, Charanapatana, Chatapatana, Chhandapatana, Dandapatana, Dapatana, Darapatana.
Full-text: Apatanadharmitva, Apataniya, Pragrahana, Apatanadharmin, Avadana, Apatanta, Apatanem, Dharmin.
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Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Rig Veda 1.72.9 < [Sukta 72]
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