Dhunana, Dhūnana: 17 definitions
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Pali-English dictionary
dhunana : (nt.) shaking off; doing away with.
Dhunana, (nt.) (Sk. dhūnana) shaking, in °ka (adj.) consisting in shaking off, doing away with, giving up (kilesa°) SnA 373. (Page 342)
[Pali to Burmese]
dhunana—
(Burmese text): (၁) ခါတွက်-ဖျက်ဆီး-ခြင်း၊ တုန်လှုပ်စေခြင်း။ (တိ) (၂) ခါတွက်-ဖျက်ဆီး-တတ်သော၊ သူ။
(Auto-Translation): (1) Destruction, causing disturbance. (exact) (2) One who is capable of destruction.

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
Dhūnana (धूनन).—Wind.
-nam Shaking, agitation; निशान्तनारीपरिधानधूननम् (niśāntanārīparidhānadhūnanam) Śiśupālavadha 1.61.
Derivable forms: dhūnanaḥ (धूननः).
Dhunana (धुनन).—(nt.; = Pali id., Childers, without reference(s), and °na-ka, ifc. [bahuvrīhi], [Pali Text Society’s Pali-English Dictionary]; AMg. dhuṇana; Sanskrit dhū- nana; to dhunati = Sanskrit dhunoti plus -ana), shaking, agitation: °na-kampana- Sādhanamālā 80.12; 82.10, 13, 15.
Dhunana (धुनन).—n.
(-naṃ) Shaking, agitation. E. dhu to shake, affix lyu also dhūnana &c.
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Dhunāna (धुनान).—mfn.
(-naḥ-nā-naṃ) Shaking, agitating. E. dhu to shake, śānac aff.
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Dhūnana (धूनन).—n.
(-naṃ) Shaking, agitating. E. dhū to shake, affix bhāve lyuṭ.
Dhūnana (धूनन).—i. e. dhū, [Causal.], + ana, n. Shaking, [Rājataraṅgiṇī] 6, 12.
Dhūnana (धूनन).—[neuter] shaking, stirring.
1) Dhunana (धुनन):—[from dhu] n. shaking, agitation, [Horace H. Wilson]
2) Dhunāna (धुनान):—[from dhunana > dhu] mfn. shaking, agitating, [ib.]
3) Dhūnana (धूनन):—[from dhūna > dhū] m. wind, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) [v.s. ...] n. shaking, agitation, [Śiśupāla-vadha; Rājataraṅgiṇī]
1) Dhunana (धुनन):—(naṃ) 1. n. Shaking.
2) Dhunāna (धुनान):—[(naḥ-nā-naṃ) a. Idem.]
3) Dhūnana (धूनन):—(naṃ) 1. n. A shaking.
[Sanskrit to German]
Dhūnana (धूनन) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Dhuṇaṇa, Dhuṇaṇā.
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
Dhunanā (धुनना):—(v) to card or comb as (cotton); to beat thoroughly; to go on repeating; -, [sira] lit. to beat the head with the palms —to repent, to lament, to wail.
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Prakrit-English dictionary
1) Dhuṇaṇa (धुणण) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Dhūnana.
2) Dhuṇaṇā (धुणणा) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Dhūnanā.
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Dhūnana (ಧೂನನ):—
1) [noun] = ಧೂತಿ [dhuti].
2) [noun] (dance.) a regulated shaking of the hand or hands.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Full-text: Vidhunana, Avadhunana, Nirdhunana, Uddhunana, Shirodhunana, Niddhunana, Kilesadhunana, Nidhunana, Dhunvana, Rui, Dhunvat, Uddhacca, Tantanam, Dana, Dhona, Mada, Du, Cira, Shir.
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