Khanya: 5 definitions

Introduction
Languages
1. Sanskrit
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Introduction:

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

Khanya (खन्य).—[adjective] coming from holes or pits.

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

1) Khanya (खन्य):—[from khan] mf(ā)n. ([Pāṇini 3-1, 123]) coming from excavations or ditches, [Taittirīya-saṃhitā vii, 4, 13, 1.]

2) Khānya (खान्य):—[from khan] a mfn. ([Pāṇini 3-1, 123]) anything that is being digged out, [Lāṭyāyana viii, 2, 4f.]

3) b See √khan, p. 337, col. 1.

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

Khanya (खन्य) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Khaṇṇa.

[Sanskrit to German]

Khanya in German

context information

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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In search of underground treasures < [Volume 3 (1993)]

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Appendix C - Technical terms mentioned in Panini’s Ashtadhyayi