Alternative spellings of this word include Ladna.

Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

Ladana in Kenya is the name of a plant defined with Afrocanthium pseudorandii in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Canthium pseudosetiflorum Bridson (among others).

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· Kew Bulletin (1992)
· Bot. Journal of the Linnean Society (2004)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Ladana, for example chemical composition, pregnancy safety, side effects, health benefits, diet and recipes, extract dosage, have a look at these references.

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This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

lāḍana (लाडन).—n f ( A, P, or Greek, ladanon.) A glazing matter prepared from flour of uḍīda, rājagirā &c.: also a resinous exudation from the leaves and branchlets of Cistus creticus. It is applied to glazed sugarboilers &c.

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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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Lāḍana (लाडन).—see lālana.

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

1) Lāḍana (लाडन):—[from lāḍa] m. Name of a man (also -malla), [Catalogue(s)]

2) [v.s. ...] n. (and [varia lectio] for) lālana, fondling, caressing, cherishing, [Cāṇakya]

[Sanskrit to German]

Ladana 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.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

1) Laḍanā (लडना):—(v) to quarrel; to fight; to struggle; to collide, to clash; to contend; to wrestle; to combat; -[jhagaḍanā/bhiḍanā] to pick up quarrels; to have altercation; quarrelling/altercation; [laḍa maranā] to fight like kilkenny cats, to fight to mutual destruction; [laḍate-jhagaḍate/bhiḍate rahanā] to lead cat and dog life; [laḍanevālā] a fighter, wrestler; combatant; quarrelsome.

2) Laḍānā (लडाना):—(v) see [laḍanā] to caress, to fondle (as [lāḍa]—).

3) Ladanā (लदना) [Also spelled ladna]:—(v) to be loaded/laden/burdened; to be apprehended; gone/past (as [ve dina lada gaye] gone/past are the days when...); [ladāphaṃdā] over-laden, too burdened.

4) Lādanā (लादना) [Also spelled ladna]:—(v) to load, to burden; to cumber; to heap one upon the other.

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See also (Relevant definitions)

Ends with (+14): Aggaladana, Ahladana, Avacaladana, Baladana, Celadana, Cheladana, Culadana, Dhanyashailadana, Guladana, Hladana, Jaladana, Kaladana, Kalladana, Kapiladana, Makarasamkrantitiladana, Manahprahladana, Mangaladana, Paladana, Paramahladana, Phaladana.

Full-text (+24): Sippa, Ladhana, Cunava, Jugata, Tippasa, Bhatiyarina, Kumjada, Kushti, Tikadama, Tippas, Jugat, Chunav, Tarakiba, Jugada, Ladna, Ishka, Ishk, Tarkib, Lada, Damgala.

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Search found 1 books and stories containing Ladana, Lāḍana, Laḍanā, Laḍānā, Ladanā, Lādanā; (plurals include: Ladanas, Lāḍanas, Laḍanās, Laḍānās, Ladanās, Lādanās). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

Tattvartha Sutra (with commentary) (by Vijay K. Jain)

Verse 7.25 - The transgressions of the minor vow of non-injury < [Chapter 7 - The Five Vows]

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