Panija, Pāṇija, Pani-ja: 8 definitions

Introduction:

Panija 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 dictionary

Pāṇija (पाणिज).—a fingernail; तस्याः पाटलपाणिजाङ्कितमुरः (tasyāḥ pāṭalapāṇijāṅkitamuraḥ) Gītagovinda 12.

Derivable forms: pāṇijaḥ (पाणिजः).

Pāṇija is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pāṇi and ja (ज).

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

Pāṇija (पाणिज).—m.

(-jaḥ) A finger-nail. E. pāṇi the hand, jan to be born, aff. ḍa.

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

Pāṇija (पाणिज).—[pāṇi-ja], m. A finger-nail.

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

1) Pāṇija (पाणिज):—[=pāṇi-ja] [from pāṇi] m. ‘h°-grown’, a finger-nail, [Gīta-govinda]

2) [v.s. ...] Unguis Odoratus, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Pāṇija (पाणिज):—[pāṇi-ja] (jaḥ) 1. m. A finger nail.

[Sanskrit to German]

Panija in German

context information

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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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Paṇija (ಪಣಿಜ):—[noun] the father of one’s grandfather or grand mother.

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Pāṇija (ಪಾಣಿಜ):—[noun] the finger nail.

context information

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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