Chaṇa, Chana: 10 definitions

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Chaṇa means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit, Hindi, biology. 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.

Alternative spellings of this word include Chhana.

Ambiguity: Although Chaṇa has separate glossary definitions below, it also represents an alternative spelling of the word Cana. It further has the optional forms Chana.

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In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

Source: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of terms

Chāna (छान):—A synonym of dried cow dung cake

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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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Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Chana [चना] in the Hindi language is the name of a plant identified with Cicer arietinum L. from the Fabaceae (Pea) family. For the possible medicinal usage of chana, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.

Chana [চনা] in the Manipuri language, ibid. previous identification.

Chana in the Urdu language, ibid. previous identification.

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

1) Chana in Chile is the name of a plant defined with Chuquiraga spinosa in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Chuquiraga spinosa (Ruiz & Pav.) D. Don (among others).

2) Chana in India is also identified with Cicer arietinum It has the synonym Ononis crotalarioides Coss. (etc.).

3) Chana is also identified with Pachyrhizus erosus It has the synonym Cacara palmatiloba (DC.) Kuntze (etc.).

4) Chana in Malaya is also identified with Caesalpinia pulcherrima It has the synonym Poinciana bijuga Lour. (etc.).

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· Webbia (1957)
· Symbolae Antillarum seu Fundamenta Florae Indiae Occidentalis (1905)
· Linnaea (1830)
· Listados Florísticos de México (1983)
· Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany (1985)
· Feddes Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis (1941)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Chana, for example diet and recipes, pregnancy safety, side effects, extract dosage, chemical composition, health benefits, have a look at these references.

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This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.

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Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

chaṇa : (m.) a festival.

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Chaṇa, a festival J.I, 423, 489 (surā°), 499; II, 48 (maṅgala°), 143, III, 287, 446, 538; IV, 115 (surā°); V, 212; VI, 221; 399 (°bheri); DhA.III, 100 (surā°), 443 (°vesa); IV, 195; VvA.173. (Page 274)

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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

chāna (छान).—f ( H Sifting. Used in Maraṭhi mainly in figurative senses.) Sifting or investigating: also considering, weighing, revolving. 2 ( A) Finery, trickery, gaudery, buckishness. Ex. asī cakrīdāra pāgōṭēṃ ghālūna chāna karūna kōṇhīkaḍē cālalāsa? 3 Fineness, showiness, beautifulness; freshness and liveliness of appearance (of houses, gardens, cloths &c.) Applied with all latitude. 4 In familiar and lax phraseology. Goodness, excellence, flavor (of various objects of sensual gratification). Ex. puṇyācē tapakirīcī kāṃhīṃ chāna nirāḷī. 5 Any thing capital, superb, splendid; superlatively fine, grand, excellent &c. Ex. hēṃ phaḷa mōṭī chāna āhē. chāna utaraṇēṃ or -uḍaṇēṃ To go off well; to be done with eclat. Ex. kālacē gāṇyācī mōṭī chāna utaralī or uḍālī. chāna māraṇēṃ To cut a dash; to show off or make a splendid display. chānīcā Fine, showy, superb, splendid, dashing.

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

chāna (छान).—f Sifting. Finery. Favour. Fineness. chāna utaraṇēṃ Go off well; done with eclat.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Chana (छन).—(-chana) for -channa (Sanskrit), covered, in (text) duccha-naṃ and succhanaṃ, yathā hy agāraṃ du° Udānavarga xxxi.11—16 and…su° 17—22; meter favors, indeed almost demands, channaṃ, which is read in the same verses in Pali, Dhammapada (Pali) 13, 14, and must, it seems, be adopted here, tho the manifold repetition of this obvious error is strange.

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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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Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

1) Chana (छन) [Also spelled chhan]:—(nm) a moment, an instant; (nf) the hissing sound producted when a drop of water falls on a hot plate; tinkling/jingling sound (as of a [ghuṃgharu]); -[chana] jingling; tinkling or hissing sound; —[bhara] a moment, an instant; —[bhara bhī na lagānā] not to take a moment’s time.

2) Chānā (छाना) [Also spelled chhana]:—(v) to cover, to thatch; to overwhelm, to shadow; to overspread; [chā jānā] to overwhelm, to dominate.

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Prakrit-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary

1) Chaṇa (छण) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Kṣaṇ.

2) Chaṇa (छण) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Kṣaṇ.

3) Chaṇa (छण) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Kṣaṇa.

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Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.

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