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.

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

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).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Āsecana (आसेचन).—n.

(-naṃ) Sprinkling. mfn.

(-naḥ-nī-naṃ) Beloved, desired. E. āṅ before ṣic to sprinkle, lyuṭ affix; also asecanaka.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Āsecana (आसेचन).—[neuter] the same; cavity, vessel for fluids.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

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.)

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Āsecana (आसेचन):—[ā-secana] (naḥ-nī-naṃ) a. Beloved, desired. n. (naṃ) Sprinkling.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

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context information

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.

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

context information

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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Partial matches: Secana, A.

Starts with: Asecanaka, Asecanakadarshana, Asecanakaphala, Asecanakasukhaviharata, Asecanakatta, Asecanavant, Asecanavat.

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