Naidhana, Naidhāna: 8 definitions

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Naidhana (नैधन).—a. (- f.) Liable to death or destruction, perishable.

-nam (In astrol.) The eighth house (i. e. the house of death).

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Naidhāna (नैधान).—a. (a boundary) Indicated by putting down various objects.

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

Naidhāna (नैधान).—mfn.

(-naḥ-nī-naṃ) Relating to a treasure, a nest, &c. f. (-nī) A boundary where some articles are buried and dug up. E. nidhāna a treasure, aff.

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

Naidhana (नैधन).—i. e. nidhana + a, adj. 1. Referring to death, [Harivaṃśa, (ed. Calc.)] 4900. 2. Perishable, 2124.

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

Naidhana (नैधन).—[adjective] having an end, perishable, relating to death, death’s; [neuter] decay, death.

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

1) Naidhana (नैधन):—[=nai-dhana] [from nai] mfn. ([from] 2. ni-dhana) subject to death, perishable, deadly, funereal, final, [Harivaṃśa; Rāmāyaṇa] etc.

2) [v.s. ...] (in [astrology] with or sc. gṛha) the 8th house, the house of death, [Varāha-mihira]

3) Naidhāna (नैधान):—[=nai-dhāna] [from nai] mf(ī)n. (a boundary) indicated by putting down various objects, [Nārada-smṛti, nāradīya-dharma-śāstra] (cf. [gana] saṃkalādi).

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

Naidhāna (नैधान):—[(naḥ-nī-naṃ) a.] Relating to treasure. f. Place of hid treasure.

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Naidhana 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.

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