Namagrahana, Nāmagrahaṇa, Naman-grahana: 4 definitions
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Namagrahana 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.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryNāmagrahaṇa (नामग्रहण).—addressing or mentioning by name, utterance of the name, calling to mind the name; पुण्यानि नामग्रहणान्यपि महामुनी- नाम् (puṇyāni nāmagrahaṇānyapi mahāmunī- nām) K.43; Manusmṛti 8.271; R.7.41;6.67.
Derivable forms: nāmagrahaṇam (नामग्रहणम्).
Nāmagrahaṇa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms nāman and grahaṇa (ग्रहण). See also (synonyms): nāmagraha.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryNāmagrahaṇa (नामग्रहण):—[=nāma-grahaṇa] n. ([???; Manu-smṛti; Kāvya literature etc.]) idem
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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 corpusNāmagrahaṇa (ನಾಮಗ್ರಹಣ):—[noun] = ನಾಮಗ್ರಹ [namagraha].
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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