Asecana, Āsecana: 9 definitions
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Asecana 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Asechana.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Asecana (असेचन).—a. That on which one cannot look enough, charming, lovely; नयनयुगासेचनकं मनसवृत्यापि दुष्प्रापम् (nayanayugāsecanakaṃ manasavṛtyāpi duṣprāpam) S. D.
See also (synonyms): asecanaka.
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Āsecana (आसेचन).—a. (-nī f.)
1) Charming, beloved; so आसेचनक (āsecanaka). नयनयुगासेचनकं मानसवृत्त्यापि दुष्प्रापम् (nayanayugāsecanakaṃ mānasavṛttyāpi duṣprāpam) S. D.
-nam 1 Pouring into, wetting, sprinkling.
2) A vessel for fluids (Ved.); °वत् (vat) hollow, concave.
-nī A small vessel.
Asecana (असेचन).—adj. (Pali id., Critical Pali Dictionary; = next; partly m.c.? § 22.24), delightful, blissful: (of salvation) Mahāvastu iii.421.19 adhigacchati (mss. °anti) padaṃ śāntaṃ asecanaṃ ca mocanaṃ (°nakaṃ would be unmetrical); manāpāsecana- Mahāvastu iii.66.4—5 (prose).
Āsecana (आसेचन).—n.
(-naṃ) Sprinkling. mfn.
(-naḥ-nī-naṃ) Beloved, desired. E. āṅ before ṣic to sprinkle, lyuṭ affix; also asecanaka.
Āsecana (आसेचन).—[neuter] the same; cavity, vessel for fluids.
1) Asecana (असेचन):—[=a-secana] mfn. (also ā-sec q.v.) charming, lovely, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) Āsecana (आसेचन):—[=ā-secana] [from ā-sic] 1. ā-secana n. pouring into, wetting, sprinkling, [Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra]
3) [v.s. ...] a reservoir or vessel for fluids, [Ṛg-veda; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra]
4) 2. āsecana mfn. = a-secana qq.v, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
5) (for 1. ā-secana See ā-√sic.)
Āsecana (आसेचन):—[ā-secana] (naḥ-nī-naṃ) a. Beloved, desired. n. (naṃ) Sprinkling.
[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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Asēcana (ಅಸೇಚನ):—[noun] = ಅಸೇಚನಕ [asecanaka] 2.
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Āsēcana (ಆಸೇಚನ):—
1) [noun] the act of scattering or fact of being scattered, in drops; sprinkling.
2) [noun] that which is like or loved; a beloved thing.
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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