Kartana: 9 definitions

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Kartana 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.

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

Source: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of terms

1) Kartana (कर्तन):—Cutting

2) [kartanaṃ] Cutting pain.

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Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Kartana (कर्तन).—a. Cutting.

-nam 1 Cutting, lopping off; Y.2.229,286.

2) Spinning cotton or thread (tarkuḥ kartanasādhanam).

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

Kartana (कर्तन).—i. e. kṛt + ana, n. Cutting, [Yājñavalkya, (ed. Stenzler.)] 2, 229.

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

Kartana (कर्तन).—[neuter] cutting off, excision, destruction.

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

1) Kartana (कर्तन):—[from karta] 1. kartana n. the act of cutting off, excision, [Yājñavalkya; Hitopadeśa] etc.

2) [v.s. ...] the act of extinguishing, extinction, [Vīracarita]

3) 2. kartana n. (√2. kṛt), the act of spinning cotton or thread, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Kartana (कर्तन) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Kattaṇa, Gattaṇa.

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Kartana in German

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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.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Kartana (ಕರ್ತನ):—[noun] the act of cutting, severing or cutting into pieces.

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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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