Cadhana, Caḍhaṇa: 3 definitions
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Cadhana means something in Marathi, Hindi. 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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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarycaḍhaṇa (चढण).—f sometimes caḍhaṇī f (caḍha) An ascent or acclivity. Pr. caḍhaṇīsa ghōḍā rēvaṇīsa rēḍā. 2 Acclivousness or steepness.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishcaḍhaṇa (चढण).—f caḍhaṇī f An ascent or acclivity.
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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary1) Caḍhanā (चढना):—(v) to go up; to ascend; to be ascendant; to climb; to rise; to mount; to ride; to be offered (to a deity etc.); to launch an attack, to charge; to be recorded; to take possession of (as by an evil spirit); to be placed on fire for cooking; to be in spate, to be in a tide; to increase, to be on the increase; to be covered by something; (said of a man) to enter into sexual union, to overpower into sexual act; —[utara kara bāta karanā] to make a harsh and unwelcome utterance, to talk arrogantly; —[kara] superior, excelling; ~[te sūrya ko namaskāra/praṇāma karanā] to climb on the bandwagon, to bow to the rising sun, to strive to be on the winning side; —[dauḍanā] to launch an invasion, to charge; —[bananā] to have a run of good luck, to enjoy a lucky spell; —[baiṭhanā] to ride on; to overpower; to trample down.
2) Caḍhānā (चढाना):—(v) to cause to go up or rise; to offer; to put on; to mount; to record; to place on fire for cooking; to cover; to load; to brace; to tighten; to string (a bow); to anoint, to apply a paste or liquid (on the body); to fix (a bayonet); to drink off/up; to provoke/incite; to puff up (through exaggerated praise); to inject, to infuse.
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