Khadana, Khada-ana, Khādana, Khādāna: 16 definitions
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Khadana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi, Hindi. 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Khadan.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)
Source: archive.org: The Elephant Lore of the HindusKhādana (खादन) refers to “eating food”, according to the 15th century Mātaṅgalīlā composed by Nīlakaṇṭha in 263 Sanskrit verses, dealing with elephantology in ancient India, focusing on the science of management and treatment of elephants.—[Cf. chapter 5, “on marks of the stages of life”]: “21. He lies (sleeps?) against a tree, not in water; his dung is mixed with froth, he urinates scantily, and eats (only) soft food (mṛdu-khādana); his tusks fall off, his fore-limbs are permanently sickly; such is the elephant in the stage that follows the century (the eleventh)”.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarykhādana : (nt.) foot; eating; the act of eating.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryKhādana, (nt.) the act of eating (or being eaten) PvA. 158.—adj. f. khādanī the eater Dpvs 238; khādana at J. II, 405 is to be read as ni° (q. v.). Cp. vi°. (Page 236)
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarykhaḍaṇa (खडण).—a Vitious, wicked, troublesome--a cow, buffalo &c. of which the milk cannot be obtained without much trouble and many expedients; or which is ever breaking loose from the pen. Pr. kha0 gurāṃ bahu dūdha. In poetry sometimes khaḍīṇa. Ex. khaḍiṇā gāī dubhati || vairī bēci mitra hōti. 2 Commonly khaṭyāḷa.
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khaḍāṇa (खडाण).—a N. D. Smart, sharp, prompt, apt. 2 (Or khaḍaṇa) Vitious or troublesome--a cow or buffalo.
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 dictionaryKhādana (खादन).—[khād-karaṇe-lyuṭ] A tooth.
-nam 1 Eating, chewing.
2) Food; अश्वानां खादने नाहमर्थी नान्येन केनचित् (aśvānāṃ khādane nāhamarthī nānyena kenacit) Rām.2.5.45.
Derivable forms: khādanaḥ (खादनः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKhādana (खादन).—m.
(-naḥ) A tooth. n.
(-naṃ) 1. Eating. 2. Food, victuals. E. khād to eat, affix lyuṭ.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryKhādana (खादन).—[khād + ana], n. Food, [Rāmāyaṇa] 2, 50, 31.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryKhādana (खादन).—[neuter] = [preceding] [feminine]; also food.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Khadana (खदन):—[from khad] n. juice, [Demetrius Galanos’s Lexiko: sanskritikes, anglikes, hellenikes]
2) [v.s. ...] firmness, solidity, [Dhātupāṭha]
3) Khādana (खादन):—[from khād] m. a tooth, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) [v.s. ...] n. chewing, eating, [Vopadeva]
5) [v.s. ...] food, victuals, [Rāmāyaṇa ii, 50, 25 and 31]
6) Khādanā (खादना):—[from khādana > khād] f. Name of a wife of king Megha-vāhana, [Rājataraṅgiṇī iii, 14.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryKhādana (खादन):—(naṃ) 1. n. Food. m. A tooth.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Khādana (खादन) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Khāṇa.
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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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryKhadāna (खदान) [Also spelled khadan]:—(nf) a quarry; mine; deep ditch formed by mining operations.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusKhādana (ಖಾದನ):—
1) [noun] the act of grinding (food) with the teeth and taking into stomach; eating.
2) [noun] that which is normally eaten as food.
3) [noun] (dance) the moving both the rows of teeth (as if something is being eaten).
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryKhādana (खादन):—n. eating; consuming;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
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Partial matches: Khada, Yu, Aana, Ana.
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