Gunanika, Guṇaṇikā, Guṇanikā: 7 definitions

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Gunanika 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 Dictionary

guṇaṇikā (गुणणिका).—f (See guṇṇikā) Conning.

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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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Guṇanikā (गुणनिका).—[guṇ bhāve yuc svārthe ka]

1) Study, repeated reading, repetition; विशेषविदुषः शास्त्रं यत्तवोद्ग्राह्यते पुरः । हेतुः परिचयस्थैर्ये वक्तुर्गुणनिकैव सा (viśeṣaviduṣaḥ śāstraṃ yattavodgrāhyate puraḥ | hetuḥ paricayasthairye vakturguṇanikaiva sā) || Śiśupālavadha 2.75 (āmreḍitam Malli.); श्रुतेर्गुणनिकानिकामपरिपूतवक्त्राम्बुजान् (śruterguṇanikānikāmaparipūtavaktrāmbujān) Viś. Guṇā.159.

2) Dancing, the science or profession of dancing.

3) The prologue or introduction to a drama.

4) A garland, necklace; दरिद्राणां चिन्तामणिगुणनिका (daridrāṇāṃ cintāmaṇiguṇanikā) A. L.3.

5) Determining the value of the various readings of a manuscript.

6) A cipher, the character in arithmetic which expresses nothing.

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

Guṇanikā (गुणनिका).—f.

(-kā) 1. Dance, the science or profession of dancing, acting &c. 2. Determining the reading of a manuscript, &c. 3. A cypher. 4. The prologue or introduction to a drama. A necklace. E. kan added to guṇanī.

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

1) Guṇanikā (गुणनिका):—[from guṇa] f. (= ) reiterated study, repetition (or ‘reiteration, tautology’ ?), [Śiśupāla-vadha ii, 75]

2) [v.s. ...] determining of the various readings of a [manuscript] (pāṭha-niścaya or ścita), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

3) [v.s. ...] a jewel, gem (‘a garland, necklace’ [Scholiast or Commentator]), [Ānanda-laharī 3; Bālarāmāyaṇa vi, 29]

4) [v.s. ...] dancing, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

5) [v.s. ...] the prologue to a drama, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

6) [v.s. ...] (in [arithmetic]) a cipher, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Guṇanikā (गुणनिका):—(kā) 1. f. Dance, introduction to a drama; a cypher; collating manuscripts; a necklace.

[Sanskrit to German]

Gunanika 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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