Ashmadarana, Aśmadāraṇa, Ashman-darana: 6 definitions

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Ashmadarana 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.

The Sanskrit term Aśmadāraṇa can be transliterated into English as Asmadarana or Ashmadarana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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[«previous next»] — Ashmadarana in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Aśmadāraṇa (अश्मदारण).—an axe or crow for breaking stones.

-ṇam breaking stones or rocks.

Derivable forms: aśmadāraṇaḥ (अश्मदारणः).

Aśmadāraṇa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms aśman and dāraṇa (दारण).

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

Aśmadāraṇa (अश्मदारण).—m.

(-ṇaḥ) An axe or crow for breaking stones, &c. n.

(-ṇaṃ) Splitting stones or rocks. E. aśman a stone, &c. dṝ to split. lyuṭ aff.

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

Aśmadāraṇa (अश्मदारण):—[=aśma-dāraṇa] [from aśma > aśna] m. an instrument for breaking Stones, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Aśmadāraṇa (अश्मदारण):—[aśma-dāraṇa] (ṇaḥ) 1. m. An axe for breaking stones; breaking stones.

[Sanskrit to German]

Ashmadarana in German

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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.

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