Kshepani, Kṣēpaṇī, Kṣepaṇī: 7 definitions
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Kshepani means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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 terms Kṣēpaṇī and Kṣepaṇī can be transliterated into English as Ksepani or Kshepani, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarykṣēpaṇī (क्षेपणी).—f S (Poetry.) An oar.
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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKṣepaṇi (क्षेपणि).—f. (-ṇiḥ or ṇī) 1. An oar. 2. A net, a flshing net. E. kṣip to cast or throw, aṇ and ṅīṣ affs.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Kṣepaṇī (क्षेपणी):—[from kṣepaṇa > kṣip] f. idem, [Rāmāyaṇa vi, 7, 24]
2) [v.s. ...] an oar, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) [v.s. ...] a kind of net, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) Kṣepaṇi (क्षेपणि):—[from kṣip] f. = ṇī, an oar, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryKṣepaṇi (क्षेपणि):—(ṇaḥ) 2. f. An oar; a net.
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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 corpusKṣēpaṇi (ಕ್ಷೇಪಣಿ):—
1) [noun] a pole with a blade used for rowing or steering a boat by leverage against the water; an oar.
2) [noun] a primitive instrument for throwing stones, etc., consisting of a piece of leather tied to cords that are whirled by hand for releasing the missile; a sling.
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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Starts with: Kshepanigrahasakthi, Kshepanika, Kshepanikashastra, Kshepanikshepa, Kshepaniya.
Ends with: Akshepani, Avakshepani, Vikshepani.
Full-text: Kshapani, Naukadanda, Avakshepani, Khippa.
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