Kadarthana, Kad-arthana, Kadarthanā: 9 definitions
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Sanskrit dictionary
Kadarthana (कदर्थन) or Kadarthanā (कदर्थना).—troubling, tormenting, torture.
Derivable forms: kadarthanam (कदर्थनम्).
Kadarthana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kad and arthana (अर्थन).
Kadarthana (कदर्थन).—. i. e. kad-arth + ana, n. and f. nā, Tormenting, [Daśakumāracarita] 169, 7.
Kadarthana (कदर्थन).—[neuter] nā [feminine] vexation, annoyance.
Kadarthana (कदर्थन):—[=kad-arthana] [from kad] f(ā)n. ([from] kadarthaya below), the act of tormenting, torture, trouble, [Daśakumāra-carita; Kathāsaritsāgara]
Kadarthana (कदर्थन):—(von kadarthay) n. Quälerei, Plagerei [Daśakumāracarita 169, 7.] Auch kadarthanā f.: nānyathā (wohl tvayā ausgefallen) mithyaiva kartavyā me kadarthanā [Kathāsaritsāgara 24, 43.]
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Kadarthana (कदर्थन):—, daivaṃ kadarthanaparam [Sāhityadarpana 160, 2.] f.: kāsminnarthe kadarthanā was sollen wir uns deshalb quälen? [Kathāsaritsāgara 101, 93.] tena durvyasanenāsīdbhojane pi kadarthanā Noth [73, 73.]
Kadarthana (कदर्थन):—n. und nā f. Quälerei , Plagerei.
Kadarthana (कदर्थन) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Kayatthaṇa, Kayatthaṇā.
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
Kadarthanā (कदर्थना):—(nf) harassment; humiliation.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Kadarthana (ಕದರ್ಥನ):—
1) [noun] the act of treating a person disrespectfully; insult; dishonour.
2) [noun] the act of annoying, interfering, meddling with so as to trouble or harm another.
3) [noun] the act or an instance of rendering a thing useless.
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)
Partial matches (+0): Arthana, Kad.
Full-text (+0): Kayatthana, Dragh, Durvyasana.
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