Namna, Nāmnā: 2 definitions
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Namna means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Hindi. 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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Nāmnā (नाम्ना):—[from nāman > nāma] ind. by name (also joined with 1. nāma)
2) [v.s. ...] with √kṛ ([Kāvya literature]) or vi-dhā ([Kathāsaritsāgara]) to call by a name
3) [v.s. ...] nāma (q.v.) with √grabh (grah) to mention or address by n°, [Ṛg-veda] etc. etc.
4) [v.s. ...] with √bhṛ, to bear or have a n°, [ib.]
5) [v.s. ...] with √kṛ ([Brāhmaṇa; Manu-smṛti etc.]), √dā or dhā ([Gṛhya-sūtra]), to give a n° call.
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 dictionaryNāmnā (नाम्ना):—(ind) through/by name (as —[paricaya honā] to know by name).
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See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Namnas.
Ends with: Sunamna.
Full-text (+54): Nama, Namakarana, Avacya, Paryamnata, Kshudrakamanasa, Pratishrava, Hve, Kautumbika, Bhoh, Namnas, Shabdamaya, Satavahana, Ratnaparayana, Bhuteshvara, Rangh, Srinka, Gamya, Sutikshna, Lajjalu, Yaviyas.
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Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 8.13.3 < [Chapter 13 - A Thousand Names of Lord Balarāma]
Verse 8.13.139 < [Chapter 13 - A Thousand Names of Lord Balarāma]
Verse 4.8.12 < [Chapter 8 - In the Story of the Yajña-sītās, the Glories of Ekādaśī]
Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)
Verse 2.3.167 < [Chapter 3 - Bhajana (loving service)]
Verse 2.3.160 < [Chapter 3 - Bhajana (loving service)]
Verse 1.1.9 < [Chapter 1 - Bhauma (the earthly plane)]
Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
Text 4.65 < [Chapter 4 - First-rate Poetry]
Text 10.26 < [Chapter 10 - Ornaments of Meaning]
Text 4.9 < [Chapter 4 - First-rate Poetry]
Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Vakyapadiya of Bhartrihari (by K. A. Subramania Iyer)