Kshadana, Kṣadana: 4 definitions
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Kshadana 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.
The Sanskrit term Kṣadana can be transliterated into English as Ksadana or Kshadana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKṣadana (क्षदन).—
1) Carving, dividing, tearing.
2) Eating.
Derivable forms: kṣadanam (क्षदनम्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKṣadana (क्षदन).—n.
(-naṃ) 1. Eating. 2. Tearing, dividing. E. kṣad to eat, lyuṭ aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryKṣadana (क्षदन):—[from kṣad] n. carving, dividing, [Horace H. Wilson]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryKṣadana (क्षदन):—(naṃ) 1. n. Eating; tearing.
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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Ends with: Bhikshadana, Kalpavrikshadana, Vrikshadana.
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