Patranjana, Patrāñjana, Patra-anjana, Patramjana: 4 definitions
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Patranjana 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 dictionaryPatrāñjana (पत्राञ्जन).—
1) ink.
2) blacking.
Derivable forms: patrāñjanam (पत्राञ्जनम्).
Patrāñjana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms patra and añjana (अञ्जन).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPatrāñjana (पत्राञ्जन).—n.
(-naṃ) Ink or blacking. E. patra a leaf, (of a book,) and añj to tint, karaṇe-lyuṭ aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryPatrāñjana (पत्राञ्जन):—(naṃ) 1. n. Ink or blacking.
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 corpusPatrāṃjana (ಪತ್ರಾಂಜನ):—[noun] a kind of ink (used to write on the leaves of palm trees, etc.).
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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