In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

Source: HereNow4u: Lord Vṛṣabhanātha

Dhannā (धन्ना).—In one of his lives Lord Vṛṣabhanātha was born as the merchant - owner of a caravan of merchandise - Dhannā in kṣitipratiṣṭha of Mahā Videha country. Dhannā had abundant riches, and carried on trade in many far-off lands. Once he made an announcement that anyone desirous of going abroad to make money could travel with him. Hearing this, many people went along with him.

Source: academia.edu: Tessitori Collection I

Dhanna (धन्न) is the name of a character in the Śālibhadracaupaī by Matisāra dealing with the lives of Jain teachers, which is included in the collection of manuscripts at the ‘Vincenzo Joppi’ library, collected by Luigi Pio Tessitori during his visit to Rajasthan between 1914 and 1919.—The two main characters, Śālibhadra and Dhanna, are famous as illustrating the practice of proper alms giving to the Jain monk (Supātradāna) but this is only a small part of Matisāra’s eventful telling.

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Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.

Biology (plants and animals)

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

1) Dhanna in India is the name of a plant defined with Coriandrum sativum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Coriandrum majus Gouan (among others).

2) Dhanna is also identified with Fagonia indica It has the synonym Fagonia jolyi Batt. (etc.).

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

· Flora Indica (1768)
· Fl. Libya (1985)
· Pakistan Journal of Botany (1974)
· Fl. Cochinch. (1790)
· Les Figures des Plantes et Animaux d'Usage en Medecine (1764)
· Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry (2054)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Dhanna, for example chemical composition, health benefits, extract dosage, side effects, diet and recipes, pregnancy safety, 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.

Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

dhañña : (nt.) grain; corn. (adj.) fortunate; lucky.

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

1) Dhañña, ² (adj.) (Sk. dhānya, adj. to dhana or dhānya. Semantically cp. āḷhiya) “rich in corn, ” rich (see dhana); happy, fortunate, lucky. Often in combination dhanadhañña.—DhA.I, 171; III, 464 (dhaññādika one who is rich in grains etc., i.e. lucky); DhsA.116.—dhaññapuñña-lakkhaṇa a sign of future good fortune & merit PvA.161; as adj. endowed with the mark of ... J.VI, 3. See also dhāniya. (Page 335)

2) Dhañña, ¹ (nt.) (Ved. dhānya, der. fr. dhana) grain, corn. The usual enumeration comprises 7 sorts of grain, which is however not strictly confined to grain-fruit proper (“corn”) but includes, like other enumerations, pulse & seeds. These 7 are sāli & vīhi (rice-sorts), yava (barley), godhuma (wheat), kaṅgu (millet), varaka (beans), kudrūsaka (?) Vin.IV, 264; Nd² 314; DA.I, 78.—Nd² 314 distinguishes two oategories of dhañña: the natural (pubbaṇṇa) & the prepared (aparaṇṇa) kinds. To the first belong the 7 sorts, to the second belongs sūpeyya (curry). See also bīja-bīja.—Six sorts are mentioned at M.I, 57, viz. sāli, vīhi, mugga, māsa, tila, taṇḍula. ‹-› D.I, 5 (āmaka°, q. v.); A.II, 209 (id.); M.I, 180; A.II, 32 (+dhana); Th.1, 531; Pug.58; DhA.I, 173; VvA.99; PvA.29 (dhanaṃ vā dh °ṃ vā), 198 (sāsapa-tela-missitaṃ), 278 (sappi — madhu — tela — dhaññādīhi vohăraṃ katvā).—dhaññaṃ ākirati to besprinkle a person with grain (for good luck) Pv III, 5⁴ (=maṅgalaṃ karoti PvA.198, see also maṅgala).

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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.

Sanskrit dictionary

[Sanskrit to German]

Dhanna 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.

Prakrit-English dictionary

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

1) Dhaṇṇa (धण्ण) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Dhanya.

2) Dhanna (धन्न) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Dhānya.

3) Dhannā (धन्ना) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Dhānya.

4) Dhannā (धन्ना) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Dhanyā.

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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.

Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Dhanna (धन्न):—adj. → धन्य [dhanya]

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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Nya, Dhanna, Ya, Dhana, Rashi, Raci, Tanna, Na, Tana.

Starts with (+17): Dhanna Sutta, Dhannaach, Dhannagara, Dhannamtari, Dhannaphala, Dhannapitaka, Dhannarasi, Dhannasamavapaka, Dhannaseth, Dhannasetha, Dhannasheta, Dhannavantu, Dhannavati, Tan-aracunatu, Tan-aracuparru, Tan-aravannam, Tan-ataie, Tan-aticoti, Tanna, Tannai.

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Full-text (+24): Dhannarasi, Dhanadhanna, Dhannagara, Dhanya, Tanna, Bhatthadhanna, Pahutadhanna, Dhannapitaka, Dhanna Sutta, Dhannasamavapaka, Tannam, Amakadhanna, Vapitaropitadhannanibbatta, Dhann, Dagdhanna, Tannakkattu, Godhuma, Missita, Kshitipratishtha, Vapita.

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Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)

Page 391 < [Volume 2 (1872)]

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Dhyana in the Buddhist Literature (by Truong Thi Thuy La)

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