Granthana, Granthanā, Gramthana: 11 definitions

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Granthana 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

[«previous next»] — Granthana in Marathi glossary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

granthana (ग्रंथन) [or ग्रथन, grathana].—n S Tying together, stringing, arranging, lit. fig.

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

granthana (ग्रंथन).—n Stringing, tying together.

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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

[«previous next»] — Granthana in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Granthana (ग्रन्थन) or Granthanā (ग्रन्थना).—[grantha bhāve lyuṭ]

1) Stringing or tying together.

2) Composing, writing.

Derivable forms: granthanam (ग्रन्थनम्).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Granthana (ग्रन्थन).—nf.

(-naṃ-nā) Arranging. stringing, tying or connecting together either as a chaplet or a book. E. grantha to arrange, affix bhāve lyuṭ or grantha curā-yuc .

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

Granthana (ग्रन्थन).—[neuter] = grathana.

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

1) Granthana (ग्रन्थन):—[from granth] n. (ifc.) stringing, tying or connecting together (as a chapter or book), arranging, composing, [Pāṇini 3-1, 26], [vArttika] 15, [Patañjali] ([varia lectio] gaḍu or gaḍuka), [Vetāla-pañcaviṃśatikā i, 9/10]

2) Granthanā (ग्रन्थना):—[from granthana > granth] f. idem, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Granthana (ग्रन्थन):—[(naḥ-nā)] 1. m. f. Arranging.

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

Granthana (ग्रन्थन) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Guṃthaṇa.

[Sanskrit to German]

Granthana 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.

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Kannada-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Granthana in Kannada glossary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Graṃthana (ಗ್ರಂಥನ):—

1) [noun] the act of tying, binding together.

2) [noun] the act, process or fact of writing a book.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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