Sanana, Saṇāṇa, Shanana: 8 definitions

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Sanana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit, 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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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

saṇāṇa (सणाण).—m (Intensive. saṇa!) A loud whistling, whizzing, singing, ringing, twanging (of balls, arrows &c.)

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

saṇāṇa (सणाण).—m A loud whistling, whizzing, twanging (of balls, arrows &c.).

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Śaṇanā (शणना).—[, error for gaṇanā, Rāṣṭrapālaparipṛcchā 59.16; see s.v. upa- niṣad (2).]

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

Sanana (सनन).—[neuter] winning, acquiring.

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

Sanana (सनन):—[from san] n. gaining, acquiring (used in explaining sani; cf. su-ṣaṇana), [Nirukta, by Yāska vi, 22.]

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Sanana in German

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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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Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

1) Sananā (सनना):—(v) to be kneaded/besmeared/stained/soiled, to be drowned (as [pāpa meṃ]—).

2) Sānanā (सानना):—(v) to make into a paste; to besmear; to implicate/involve.

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Prakrit-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary

Saṇāṇa (सणाण) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Snāna.

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Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.

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