Alternative spellings of this word include Chatana.

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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

cāṭaṇa (चाटण).—n (cāṭaṇēṃ) A form of medicine, an electuary or bolus, a lambative or linctus.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

cāṭaṇa (चाटण).—n A form of medicine, a lambative.

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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.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Caṭana (चटन).—

1) Cracking, splitting.

2) Falling off in small pieces.

Derivable forms: caṭanam (चटनम्).

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Cātana (चातन).—a. Driving away, removing.

-nam 1 Tormenting, afflicting.

2) Removing, scaring away.

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

Cātana (चातन).—[adjective] dispelling, removing (—°).

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

1) Caṭana (चटन):—[from caṭ] a n. cracking, splitting, [Horace H. Wilson]

2) [v.s. ...] falling off in small pieces, [Horace H. Wilson]

3) b ṭikā, etc. See √caṭ.

4) Cātana (चातन):—mfn. (√cat, [Causal]) ifc. ‘driving away’ See abhiśasti-, amīva-, arāya-, durṇāma-, piśāca-, bhrātṛvya-, yātu-, sadānvā-, and sapatna-cātana

5) m. Name of the Ṛṣi of the Cātana verses, [Atharva-veda; Anukramaṇikā]

6) n. certain verses of the [Atharva-veda] (for exorcising demons), [Kauśika-sūtra 8; 25; 80; 136.]

[Sanskrit to German]

Catana 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.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

1) Caṭānā (चटाना) [Also spelled chatana]:—(v) to cause to lick; to bribe; —,[dhūla] to throw aground, to fell; —,[rupayā] to bribe, to give monetary gratification.

2) Cāṭanā (चाटना) [Also spelled chatna]:—(v) to lick; [cāṭa jānā] to consume the whole, to polish. off; to be inflicted by; •[, dhūpa kā] to be sun-struck.

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Starts with: Catana-paticeluttu, Catanacatuttayam, Catanaka, Catanakarpamuli, Catanakkani, Catanam, Catanamuri, Catanantaram, Catanapacam, Catanapam, Catanapattiram, Catanappattirikai, Catanaviyavirutti.

Ends with (+4): Abhishasticatana, Aimcatana, Amivacatana, Anucatana, Arayacatana, Bhratrivyacatana, Catacatana, Durnamacatana, Edacatana, Hanumaduccatana, Khicatana, Luccatana, Nicatana, Pishacacatana, Proccatana, Sadanvacatana, Sapatnacatana, Sarpoccatana, Shakatoccatana, Tuccatana.

Full-text (+21): Abhishasticatana, Vicatana, Arayacatana, Bhratrivyacatana, Sapatnacatana, Cumana, Pishacacatana, Yatucatana, Hira, Sadanvacatana, Durnamacatana, Amivacatana, Khopadi, Bheja, Kani, Magja, Dhula, Kitaba, Kitab, Thukana.

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Search found 2 books and stories containing Catana, Cāṭaṇa, Caṭana, Cātana, Caṭānā, Cāṭanā; (plurals include: Catanas, Cāṭaṇas, Caṭanas, Cātanas, Caṭānās, Cāṭanās). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)

Rig Veda 10.97.6 < [Sukta 97]

Rig Veda 3.3.6 < [Sukta 3]

Rig Veda 1.12.7 < [Sukta 12]

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Atharvaveda and Charaka Samhita (by Laxmi Maji)

Vanaspati (Plants) used in Veda < [Chapter 2 - The nature of treatment for diseases in the Ancient era]

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