Kanina, Kānīna, Kanīna: 15 definitions
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Kanina 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
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Wisdom Library: Bhagavata PuranaKānīna (कानीन):—Another name for Agniveśya (son of Devadatta), who was the fire-god Agni himself. (see Bhāgavata Purāṇa 9.2)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaKānīna (कानीन).—A child born to an unmarried woman. Vyāsa, Karṇa, Śibi, Aṣṭaka, Pratardana, and Vasumān were Kānīnas.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexKānīna (कानीन).—The son of Devadatta alias Agniveśya. He was the sage jātūkarṇija (Jātukarṇa-Burnouf). He was a manifestation of Fire God. With him originated the Brahmakula-Āgniveśyāyana.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa IX. 2. 21-22.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Dharmashastra (religious law)
Source: Shodhganga: The Vyavaharadhyaya of the YajnavalkyasmritiKānīna (कानीन) refers to one of the twelve types of sons (putra) defined in the Vyavahārādhyāya of the Yājñavalkyasmṛti verse 2.128-132.—Kānīna i.e. a maiden son is one who is born of an unmarried daughter in her father’s house. That son is considered the son of the maternal grandfather if she remains unmarried and stays at her father’s house. After her marriage, the son belongs to her husband.
Dharmashastra (धर्मशास्त्र, dharmaśāstra) contains the instructions (shastra) regarding religious conduct of livelihood (dharma), ceremonies, jurisprudence (study of law) and more. It is categorized as smriti, an important and authoritative selection of books dealing with the Hindu lifestyle.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarykānīna (कानीन).—m f S A son or a daughter of an unmarried woman. 2 A daughter's son.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishkānīna (कानीन).—m An issue of an unmarried woman. A daughter's son.
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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKanīna (कनीन).—a. Ved. Young.
-nī 1 The little finger.
2) The pupil of the eye.
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Kānīna (कानीन).—[kanyāyā anūḍhāyā apatyaṃ aṇ kanīnādeśaḥ P.IV.1. 116]
1) The son of an unmarried woman; कानीनः कन्यका- जातो मातामहसुतो मतः (kānīnaḥ kanyakā- jāto mātāmahasuto mataḥ) Y.2.129; see also the definition given in Manusmṛti 9.172.
2) Name of Vyāsa.
3) Name of Karṇa. -a. Suitable to or designed for the eye-ball; Suśr. 2.353.13.
Derivable forms: kānīnaḥ (कानीनः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKānīna (कानीन).—mf. (-naḥ-nī) The son or daughter of a young and unmarried woman. m.
(-naḥ) 1. A name of Vyasa. 2. Also of Karna, (being both horn of mothers who were unmarried.) E. kanyā a virgin or young girl, changed to kanīn and aṇ aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryKānīna (कानीन).—i. e. kanīna (ved. young) + a (cf. kanyā), adj., f. nī. 1. A son, a daughter, of an unmarried woman, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 9, 172. 2. Serviceable for the pupil of the eye, [Suśruta] 2, 353, 13.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryKanīna (कनीन).—[adjective] young, youthful.
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Kānīna (कानीन).—[adjective] born of a virgin.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Kanīna (कनीन):—[from kana] mfn. young, youthful, [Ṛg-veda; Śāṅkhāyana-śrauta-sūtra]
2) Kānīna (कानीन):—mf(ī)n. ([from] kanīna), born of a young wife, [Pāṇini 4-1, 116; Manu-smṛti ix, 160 and 172; Yājñavalkya ii, 129; Mahābhārata; Harivaṃśa; Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
3) m. Name of Vyāsa [commentator or commentary] on [Pāṇini 4-1, 116] (cf. [Mahābhārata i, 3802])
4) of Karṇa [commentator or commentary] on [Pāṇini 4-1, 116] (cf. [Harivaṃśa 4057; Bhāgavata-purāṇa ix, 23, 13])
5) of Agniveśya, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa ix, 2, 21]
6) mfn. suitable to or designed for the eyeball (cf. kanīnaka), [Suśruta ii, 353, 13.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryKānīna (कानीन):—[(naḥ-nī)] 1. m. 3. f. Son or daughter of a young and unmarried woman. m. Vyāsa; Karna.
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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 corpusKānīna (ಕಾನೀನ):—
1) [noun] a son of a woman who is not married.
2) [noun] (in the same sense, chiefly referred to a) Karṇa, the son of Kunti, b) Vyāsa, the son of Satyavati, characters in the epic Mahābhārata).
3) [noun] a son of a whore.
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: Kaninaka, Kaninasandhi.
Full-text: Kanyakajata, Agniveshya, Kaninasandhi, Taraneya, Kanini, Kanyagarbha, Kanyaputra, Dvadashavidhaputra, Kshad, Jatukarnya, Meghanada, Aprakasha, Bandhudayada, Anyavijaja, Kanyaka, Kaninaka, Kanna, Kana.
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Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 9.172 < [Section XXIII - The Twelve Kinds of Sons defined]
Verse 9.159-160 < [Section XXII - The Relative Status of the Twelve Kinds of Sons]
Verse 9.135 < [Section XVII - Property of one who has no Male Issue: the ‘Appointed Daughter’]
Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 223 - Kinds of Sons Eligible to Offer Śrāddha < [Section 1 - Tīrtha-māhātmya]
Chapter 59 - Vidura Builds the Lord’s Temple < [Section 1 - Tīrtha-māhātmya]
Chapter 241 - Characteristics of a Good Śūdra < [Section 1 - Tīrtha-māhātmya]
Yajnavalkya-smriti (Vyavaharadhyaya)—Critical study (by Kalita Nabanita)
Chapter 3.4 - Different kinds of Sons < [Chapter 3 - The Social Aspect Depicted in the Vyavahārādhyāya]
Chapter 5.6 - Laws Relating to Partition and Inheritance (dāyavibhāga) < [Chapter 5 - Vyavahārādhyāya and the Modern Indian Laws]
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)