Avadina, Avaḍīna: 4 definitions
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Avadina 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.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAvaḍīna (अवडीन).—[ava-ḍī-bhāve-kta] The flight of a bird, flying downward; (pātānāṃ śatam-) उड्डीनमवडीनं च प्रडीनं डीनमेव च (uḍḍīnamavaḍīnaṃ ca praḍīnaṃ ḍīnameva ca) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 8.41.26-28.
Derivable forms: avaḍīnam (अवडीनम्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryAvaḍīna (अवडीन).—n.
(-naṃ) The flight of a bird, or a particular act of such flight; flying down. E. ava down, &c. and ḍīna flying: see praḍīna, uḍḍīna, &c.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryAvaḍīna (अवडीन):—[=ava-ḍīna] n. (√ḍī), the flight of a bird, flying downwards, [Mahābhārata viii, 1899 and 1901.]
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
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusAvaḍīna (ಅವಡೀನ):—[noun] the act or manner of landing of a flying object (as birds, aeroplane etc.); a flying downwards.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Dina, Ava, Tiṇa.
Ends with: Abhishavadina, Allavadina, Dinavadina, Prasavadina, Sahavadina.
Full-text: Dinavadina, Di, Dina.
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