Ishanya, Īśānya, Iṣaṇyā: 8 definitions

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Ishanya 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.

The Sanskrit terms Īśānya and Iṣaṇyā can be transliterated into English as Isanya or Ishanya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

īśānya (ईशान्य) [or ईशानी, īśānī].—f (Properly aiśānī S) The north-east quarter.

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

īśānya (ईशान्य).—f North-east quarter.

context information

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

Iṣaṇyā (इषण्या).—Impulse, desire; इषण्यया नः पुरुरूपमाभर (iṣaṇyayā naḥ pururūpamābhara) Ṛgveda 8.6.18.

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

Iṣaṇyā (इषण्या).—[feminine] stir, impulse.

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

1) Iṣaṇya (इषण्य):—[from iṣ] [Nominal verb] [Parasmaipada] iṣaṇyati (p. iṣaṇyat, [Ṛg-veda iii, 61, 7]) to cause to make haste, excite, drive, [Ṛg-veda]

2) Iṣaṇyā (इषण्या):—[from iṣ] f. instigation, impulse, [Ṛg-veda viii, 60, 18.]

3) Īśānya (ईशान्य):—[from īś] n. Name of a Liṅga.

[Sanskrit to German]

Ishanya in German

context information

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

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Īśānya (ಈಶಾನ್ಯ):—

1) [noun] the direction or the point on a marineṛs compass, halfway between north and east; north-east.

2) [noun] the regent of north-eastern quarter.

3) [noun] Śiva.

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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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