Kaniyasa, Kanīyasa, Kānīyasa: 9 definitions
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Kaniyasa means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKanīyasa (कनीयस).—a.
1) Smaller, less.
2) Younger.
-sam Copper.
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Kānīyasa (कानीयस).—a. younger ततः कानीयसा एव देवाः (tataḥ kānīyasā eva devāḥ) Bṛ. Up.I.3.1.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKanīyasa (कनीयस).—n.
(-saṃ) Copper. E. kan to shine, īyasac aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryKanīyasa (कनीयस).—i. e. kanīyaṃs + a, adj. 1. Smaller, Mahābhārata 13, 2560. 2. Younger, Mahābhārata 1, 3518.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryKanīyasa (कनीयस).—[adjective] smaller, less, younger.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Kanīyasa (कनीयस):—[from kana] mfn. younger, [Mahābhārata; Harivaṃśa] etc.
2) [v.s. ...] smaller, less, [Mahābhārata xiii, 2560]
3) [v.s. ...] n. ‘of less value’, copper, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) Kānīyasa (कानीयस):—m. [plural] ([from] kanīyas), less in number, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa xiv, 4, 1, 1.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryKanīyasa (कनीयस):—(saṃ) 1. n. Copper.
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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 corpusKanīyasa (ಕನೀಯಸ):—[noun] a petty, small-minded man.
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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Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
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The Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)
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