Kandani, Kaṇḍanī, Kamdani, Kandanī: 8 definitions
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Kandani 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.
In Hinduism
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Google Books: ManthanabhairavatantramKaṇḍanī (कण्डनी) [=Kuṇḍanī?] refers to a “mortar” (in which grain is cleaned or threshed), according to the Ṣaṭsāhasrasaṃhitā, an expansion of the Kubjikāmatatantra: the earliest popular and most authoritative Tantra of the Kubjikā cult.—Accordingly, “The man of knowledge should mark the sacred fields located in the towns. Thus (this) category has been explained externally; now listen (to how it is) in the home. Prayāga is in the middle (of the house). Varuṇā is present in the door. Kollāpura is in the scissors. The stove is Aṭṭahāsaka. One should know that the threshing floor is Jayantī and Caritra is the mortar (in which grain is cleaned or threshed) [i.e., kaṇḍanī]. The winnowing fan is said to be Ekāmraka and Devikoṭa is the grinding stone. (Thus there are) the dish (used to cover water jars), the bedstead, mortar (muśala), threshold, stove, winnowing fan and grinding stone. [...]”.
Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarykaṇḍanī (कंडनी).—f S A wooden bowl or mortar (esp. for pounding rice).
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kāṇḍaṇī (कांडणी).—f (Verbal of kāṇḍaṇēṃ) Pounding &c.
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKāṇḍaṇī (काण्डणी).—f. (-ṇī) A plant, commonly Ramaduti: see sūkṣmaparṇī.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Kaṇḍanī (कण्डनी):—[from kaṇḍana > kaṇḍ] f. a wooden bowl or mortar (in which the cleaning or threshing of grain is performed), [Manu-smṛti iii, 68.]
2) Kāṇḍanī (काण्डनी):—[from kāṇḍa] f. the plant Sūkṣma-parṇī, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryKāṇḍaṇī (काण्डणी):—(ṇī) 3. f. A plant.
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusKaṃḍani (ಕಂಡನಿ):—
1) [noun] a very hard wooden bowl in which corn, grain or other substances are ground or pounded to a powder with a pestle; a mortar.
2) [noun] a tool, usu. club-shaped, used to pound or grind substances in a mortar; a pestle.
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Kaṇdaṇi (ಕಣ್ದಣಿ):—
1) [verb] (the eyes) to become tired.
2) [verb] (the eyes) to be pleased greatly with a pleasant sight.
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)
Starts with: Kandanila, Kandanivu, Kantani.
Ends with: Kantani.
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