Athanahana, Āṭhanahāṇa: 1 definition
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Athanahana means something in Marathi. 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 Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryāṭhanahāṇa (आठनहाण).—n The ceremony of the ablution of the bridegroom and bride on the eighth day after the marriage. This ceremony is observed four times; viz. on the eighth day, on the tenth day, on the sixteenth day, and on the completion of the month, after the marriage; and it is called, respectively, āṭhanahāṇa, dasanahāṇa, sōḷanahāṇa, māsanahāṇa: also āṭhabandhana, dasabandhana, sāḷabandhana, māsabandhana.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
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Full-text: Masanahana-Nhana-Nhanem, Bandhana.
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