Dadana, Daḍaṇa: 9 definitions
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Dadana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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 Dictionarydaḍaṇa (दडण).—f n A hiding place; a lurking hole: also cover or shelter.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishdaḍaṇa (दडण).—f n A hiding place; also cover or shelter.
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 dictionaryDadana (ददन).—A gift, donation.
Derivable forms: dadanam (ददनम्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryDadana (ददन).—(-dadana), adj. (not recorded elsewhere; = -dada), giving, at end of [compound]: sarvajagasya saukhyadadanaḥ Lalitavistara 221.22 (verse; presumably m.c. for saukhyaṃ°, see s.v. -dada).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryDadana (ददन).—n.
(-naṃ) Gift, giving, donation. E. dada to give, affix bhāve lyuṭ .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryDadana (ददन):—[from dad > datta] n. giving, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryDadana (ददन):—(naṃ) 1. n. Gift.
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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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Starts with: Tatanakkai, Tatanam, Tatanar.
Ends with: Adadana, Anadadana, Asvadadana, Dandadana, Doddadana, Gadadana, Gudadana, Hiranyagadadana, Kadadana, Karjadadana, Kushmandadana, Padadana, Pindadana, Prasadadana, Sadadana, Udadana, Vedadana, Vridadana.
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