Atidina, Atiḍīna, Atidīna: 9 definitions

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Atidina 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.

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)

Source: archive.org: The Elephant Lore of the Hindus

Atidīna (अतिदीन) refers to “those (elephants) who are very melancholious”, according to the 15th century Mātaṅgalīlā composed by Nīlakaṇṭha in 263 Sanskrit verses, dealing with elephantology in ancient  India, focusing on the science of management and treatment of elephants.—[Cf. chapter 9, “on kinds of must”]: “11. When his gait stumbles for no reason, his neck droops, he is very melancholy (atidīna), sighs long and gently, his trunk hangs down to the ground, his eyes close quickly, he is sleepy and his limbs are sluggish, he eats enormously and urinates frequently, that is the dangerous (kind of must)”.

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Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Atiḍīna (अतिडीन).—Extraordinary flight (of birds).

Derivable forms: atiḍīnam (अतिडीनम्).

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

Atiḍīna (अतिडीन).—n.

(-naṃ) Very lofty. or very rapid flight of birds. E. ati, and ḍīna flying.

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

Atiḍīna (अतिडीन):—[=ati-ḍīna] [from ati] n. extraordinary flight (of birds), [Mahābhārata]

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

Atiḍīna (अतिडीन):—[tatpurusha compound] n.

(-nam) Very lofty or very rapid flight of birds. E. ati and ḍīna.

[Sanskrit to German]

Atidina 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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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Atidīna (ಅತಿದೀನ):—

1) [adjective] very poor.

2) [adjective] very humble or helpless (due to one’s poverty).

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Atidīna (ಅತಿದೀನ):—[noun] a very poor, hence humble, man.

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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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