Phan, Phañ, Phaṇ: 9 definitions

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In Hinduism

Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)

Source: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammar

Phañ (फञ्).—tad. affix फ (pha) marked with ञ् (ñ) causing the Vrddhi substitute for the initial vowel of the word, applied in the sense of grandchildren and their issues to words अश्व (aśva) and others, as also to the word भर्ग (bharga); e.g.आश्वायन, आश्मायनः, भार्गायणः (āśvāyana, āśmāyanaḥ, bhārgāyaṇaḥ) cf. अश्वादिभ्यः फञ् (aśvādibhyaḥ phañ) and भर्गात् त्रैगर्ते (bhargāt traigarte); cf. P.IV.1.110 and 111.

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Vyakarana (व्याकरण, vyākaraṇa) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Phaṇ (फण्).—1 P. (phaṇati, phaṇita)

1) To move, move about; रुरुजुर्भेजिरे फेणुर्बहुधा हरिराक्षसाः (rurujurbhejire pheṇurbahudhā harirākṣasāḥ) Bhaṭṭikāvya 14.78.

2) To produce easily or without exertion; (this sense according to some belongs to the Caus. of phaṇ). -Caus. (phāṇayati) To skim, take off (the surface of a fluid.).

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

Phaṇ (फण्).—[phaṇa] r. 1st cl. (phaṇati) 1. To go. 2. To produce easily or readly. 3. To be unoily, Causal form, (phāṇayati) 1. To dilute. 2. To shine. (phaṇayati) To cause to go.

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

Phaṇ (फण्).—i. 1, [Parasmaipada.] To go. [Causal.] phaṇaya, 1. To cause to go. 2. To produce easily (cf. phāṇṭa).

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

Phaṇ (फण्).—phaṇati spring. [Causative] phāṇayati cause to spring or run.

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

Phaṇ (फण्):—[class] 1. [Parasmaipada] ([Dhātupāṭha xix, 73]) phaṇati ([Naighaṇṭuka, commented on by Yāska ii, 14]; [perfect tense] paphāṇa, 2. sg. paphaṇitha, or pheṇitha, [Pāṇini 6-4, 125]; [Aorist] aPaRit, [vii, 2, 27]; [future] phaṇiṣyati, ṇitā [grammar]),

—to go, move, [Bhaṭṭi-kāvya] (with samāptim, ‘to be accomplished’ [Bhojaprabandha]) :

—[Causal] phāṇayati (or phaṇ, [Vopadeva]), to cause to bound, [Ṛg-veda viii, 58, 13];

—to draw off (the surface of a fluid), skim, [Lāṭyāyana] :—[Desiderative] piphaṇiṣati [grammar] :—[Intensive] [present participle] -paṇiphaṇat ([Ṛg-veda]), pamphaṇat ([Śāṅkhāyana-śrauta-sūtra]), bounding, leaping.

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

Phaṇ (फण्):—phaṇati 1. a. To go; to produce easily or readily; to be oily. phāṇayati (causal) to dilute; to shine. phaṇayati (ka) to cause to go.

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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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