In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)

Source: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭu

Klinnā (क्लिन्ना) is another name for Śvetakaṇṭakārī, a medicinal plant related to Kaṇṭakārī, according to verse 4.33-36 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu. The fourth chapter (śatāhvādi-varga) of this book enumerates eighty varieties of small plants (pṛthu-kṣupa). Together with the names Klinnā and Śvetakaṇṭakārī, there are a total of twenty-four Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.

Unclassified Ayurveda definitions

Source: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of terms

1) Klinna (क्लिन्न):—Wetting of the material by using prescribed liquids

2) [klinnaṃ] Moistened, Wet

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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.

Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

1) Klinnā (क्लिन्ना) is another name for Bhairavī, according to the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—Accordingly, “[...] (The energy of the goddess) penetrates into the venerable Ujjayanī on the left in due order ** with the six sacred seats beginning with that. She who is in the Wheel of the Hexagram is Bhairavī, the mother of persistence and destruction; by the expansion of consciousness, (she is also) Avvā, Klinnā, Raktā, Bhagavatī, and Pulinī: I bow (to her who, in all these forms, is) the venerable Ekavīrā”.

2) Klinnā (क्लिन्ना) refers to one of the six Goddesses (parā-ṣaṭka) associated with Pūrṇagiri or Pūrṇapīṭha (which is located in the northern quarter), according to the Manthānabhairavatantra.—[...] The six Goddesses: Pūrṇāvvā, Pulindinī, Jyeṣṭhā, Caṇḍā, Cakreśī, Klinnā.

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Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.

Sports, Arts and Entertainment (wordly enjoyments)

Source: archive.org: Syainika Sastra of Rudradeva with English Translation (art)

Klinna (क्लिन्न) refers to “putrified food” (causing problems for Hawks), according to the Śyainika-śāstra: a Sanskrit treatise dealing with the divisions and benefits of Hunting and Hawking, written by Rājā Rudradeva (or Candradeva) in possibly the 13th century.—Accordingly, [while discussing the treatment of hawks]: “[...] From eating putrified (klinna), stale and indigestible meat, various sorts of worms are often found to grow in the stomach of hawks. For their destruction, two parts of viḍaṅga and one part of musk are to be mixed and administered with care and discretion”.

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This section covers the skills and profiencies of the Kalas (“performing arts”) and Shastras (“sciences”) involving ancient Indian traditions of sports, games, arts, entertainment, love-making and other means of wordly enjoyments. Traditionally these topics were dealt with in Sanskrit treatises explaing the philosophy and the justification of enjoying the pleasures of the senses.

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Klinna (क्लिन्न) refers to “dripping (cloths)”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.5.1 (“Description of Tripura—the three cities”).—Accordingly, as Sanatkumāra narrated to Vyāsa: “O great sage, when the Asura Tāraka was killed by Skanda, the son of Śiva, his three sons performed austerities. [...] In the late winter they stayed under water or wore wet dripping (jala-klinna) silken cloth or allowed themselves to be covered with dew drops. They were not at all vexed or distressed thereby. They gradually increased the severity of their austerities. Thus the three excellent sons of Tāraka performed penance with Brahmā as the object of their worship. [...]”.

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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.

In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: De Gruyter: A Buddhist Ritual Manual on Agriculture

Klinna (क्लिन्न) refers to “putrid (bodies)”, according to the Vajratuṇḍasamayakalparāja, an ancient Buddhist ritual manual on agriculture from the 5th-century (or earlier), containing various instructions for the Sangha to provide agriculture-related services to laypeople including rain-making, weather control and crop protection.—Accordingly, [After the Bhagavān taught the Heart-Mantra to Vajrapāṇi]: “Immediately after the Bhagavān had uttered this spell, the destroyer of all Nāgas and all malefactors and calamities, all the great Nāgas got headaches, their bodies became putrid (klinna-kāya), stinking and foul-smelling. They fell at the feet of the Bhagavān and said, “O Bhagavān, extremely dreadful mantrapadas have been uttered. [...]’”.

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Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

klinna (क्लिन्न).—p S Wet or moistened. 2 Dissolved--a substance by the permeation of water.

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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 dictionary

Klinna (क्लिन्न).—a.

1) Wet, moistened; running (as an eye).

2) Rotted, putrified; Charak 1.11,27.

3) Soft, moved (as heart); क्लिन्नधियं च मातरम् (klinnadhiyaṃ ca mātaram) Bhāgavata 4.3.1;9.11.5.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Klinna (क्लिन्न).—mfn.

(-nnaḥ-nnā-nnaṃ) Wet, moistened. E. klid to be or become wet, irr. participle.

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

Klinna (क्लिन्न).—[adjective] wet, moist; soft, tender (heart).

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

1) Klinna (क्लिन्न):—[from klid] a mfn. moistened, wet, [Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa] etc.

2) [v.s. ...] running (as an eye), [Pāṇini 5-2, 33], [vArttika] 2

3) [v.s. ...] rotted, putrefied, [Caraka i, 11 and 27; Lalita-vistara xii]

4) [v.s. ...] soft, moved (the heart), [Bhāgavata-purāṇa iv, 3, 10 and ix, 11, 5]

5) [v.s. ...] m. Name of a Śākta author of Mantras

6) Klinnā (क्लिन्ना):—[from klinna > klid] f. the plant Solanum diffusum, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

7) Klinna (क्लिन्न):—[from klind] b See, [ib.]

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

Klinna (क्लिन्न):—[(nnaḥ-nnā-nnaṃ) p.] Wet, viscid.

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

Klinna (क्लिन्न) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Kinna, Kilinna.

[Sanskrit to German]

Klinna 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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Klinna (ಕ್ಲಿನ್ನ):—

1) [adjective] moist; wet; damp.

2) [adjective] tearful; weeping.

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Klinna (ಕ್ಲಿನ್ನ):—[noun] the condition of being moist, damp; wetness.

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Klinnacetas, Klinnadurgandha, Klinnahrid, Klinnahrit, Klinnaka, Klinnakaya, Klinnaksha, Klinnakshe, Klinnanetra, Klinnapakshottara, Klinnatva, Klinnavartman.

Ends with: Aklinna, Apariklinna, Avaklinna, Bhagaklinna, Jalaklinna, Kripaklinna, Lalaklinna, Nityaklinna, Pariklinna, Praklinna, Samaklinna, Samklinna, Svavaklinna, Upaklinna, Viklinna.

Full-text (+57): Klinnavartman, Klinnaksha, Klid, Klinnahrid, Praklinna, Praklinnavartman, Klinnatva, Praklinnatva, A-lavana-klinna-khanaka, Praklinnahridayekshana, Parikleda, Viklinnahridaya, A-lavana-klinna-khataka, Klinnahrit, Kilina, Klinnanetra, Parikledin, Samklinna, Pariklinna, Kilinna.

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Search found 6 books and stories containing Klinna, Klinnā; (plurals include: Klinnas, Klinnās). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

The Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)

Chapter 367 - The class of words dependent on the substantives for their genders

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Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī)

Verse 3.3.111 < [Part 3 - Fraternal Devotion (sakhya-rasa)]

Verse 3.4.58 < [Part 4 - Parenthood (vātsalya-rasa)]

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Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)

Verse 1.6.10 < [Chapter 6 - Priyatama (the most beloved devotees)]

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Rasa Jala Nidhi, vol 3: Metals, Gems and other substances (by Bhudeb Mookerjee)

Part 24 - Usage of poisons < [Chapter XXX - Visha (poisons)]

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Vishnudharmottara Purana (Art and Architecture) (by Bhagyashree Sarma)

4. Materials for the Construction of Temple < [Chapter 4 - Temple Building]

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The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)

Chapter 72 - Victory of Durgā < [Section 2 - Uttarārdha]

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