Alternative spellings of this word include Nadan.

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Pali-English dictionary

Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

nadana : (nt.) roaring.

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Nadana, (nt.) (cp. Sk. nadanu) roaring J. I, 19 (sīhanāda° the sound of a lion’s roar). (Page 346)

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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

nādāna (नादान).—a ( P) Weak, feeble, flimsy, inadequate to the purpose. Note. means Ignorant or unknowing, but in Maraṭhi its main acceptation is that given above; in agreement with which we say in English a foolish post, a silly beam &c.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

nādāna (नादान).—a Weak, feeble.

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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: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Nādana (नादन).—(nt.), roaring: (mahāsiṃha-)nāda-nādanār-thaṃ Lalitavistara 275.12 (prose).

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

Nadana (नदन):—[from nad] mfn. sounding, [Nirukta, by Yāska v, 2.]

[Sanskrit to German]

Nadana 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

Nādāna (नादान) [Also spelled nadan]:—(a) see [nā (~dāna); ~nī] see [nā (~dānī); ~na kī dostī jī kā jaṃjāla] befriend a fool and suffer a thousand falls; ~[na dosta se dānā duśmana acchā] better have a sensible foe than a foolish friend.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Nādāna (ನಾದಾನ):—[noun] a man lacking ordinary quickness and keenness of mind; a stupid fellow.

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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.

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Starts with: Nadanada, Nadanadane, Nadanadi, Nadanadibhartar, Nadanadibhartri, Nadanadipati, Nadanakarna, Nadanaki, Nadanamakriye, Nata-natakacalai, Natanacalai, Natanam, Natanamakkiriyai, Natananatai, Natanarayanam.

Ends with (+15): Adhyayanadana, Adinnadana, Ajnadana, Anadana, Annadana, Chumbanadana, Cumbanadana, Danadana, Dhanadana, Dinnadana, Hanadana, Jimutavahanadana, Jivanadana, Jnanadana, Kannadana, Khanadana, Nanadana, Navaratnadana, Nirnadana, Panadana.

Full-text (+3): Nadan, Nadaniman, Paratanattiyam, Nadanaki, Naivanam, Patakkiramam, Nadanumat, Puyankaniruttam, Natananatai, Kelikkai, Pavottam, Samnadana, Pakavatanatanam, Cinkaranatai, Tirukkuttu, Niruttacapai, Tivviya-namacankirttanam, Natanam, Nadanu, Natamattam.

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Search found 2 books and stories containing Nadana, Nādāna, Nādana; (plurals include: Nadanas, Nādānas, Nādanas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

The Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)

Chapter 119 - The Birth of Kāmodā < [Section 2 - Bhūmi-khaṇḍa (section on the earth)]

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The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)

Chapter 24 - Importance of Somavāra Vrata < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]

Viṣṇu-sahasranāma (Garland of a Thousand Epithets of Viṣṇu) < [Section 1 - Avantīkṣetra-māhātmya]

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