Sandana, Sandāna, Samdana, Sāndāna: 7 definitions
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Sandana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit. 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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Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarysandana : (nt.) flowing down. (m.), a chariot. || sandāna (nt.), a chain; a tether.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary1) Sandana, 2 (cp. Vedic syandana) a chariot Mhvs 21, 25; Dpvs 14, 56; Vv 642; J. IV, 103; V, 264; VI, 22. (Page 677)
2) Sandana, 1 (nt.) trappings D. II, 188 (read sandāna?). (Page 677)
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Sandāna, (nt.) (saṃ+dāna, fr. dā to bind: see dāma), a cord, tether, fetter D. II, 274; Th. 1, 290; Dhp 398; Sn. 622; J. II, 32; Ud. 77 (text sandhāna); DhA. IV, 161. (Page 677)
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarysandāna (संदान) [or सदान, sadāna].—n f ( P) The smaller anvil of blacksmiths and forgers. On it are formed ferrules, rings, caps &c. Disting. from śiṅgāḍā airaṇa &c.
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sāṇḍaṇa (सांडण).—& sāṇḍaṇasvāra R Commonly sāṇḍaṇī & sāṇḍaṇīsvāra.
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sāndaṇa (सांदण) [or सांदणें, sāndaṇēṃ].—n A culinary preparation of rice.
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionarySandāna (सन्दान).—n.
(-naṃ) A rope, a cord, (for tyfng cattle especially.) m.
(-naḥ) The elephant’s temples, or part whence the ichorous fluid issues when the animal is in rut. E. sam before do to cut, aff. lyuṭ; or sam with, dāna the temporal juice.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionarySandāna (सन्दान):—[sa-ndāna] (naṃ) 1. n. A rope, a cord. m. Elephant’s temples.
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.
Prakrit-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionarySaṃdaṇa (संदण) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Syandana.
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusSaṃdāna (ಸಂದಾನ):—
1) [noun] a rope used to tie a cow.
2) [noun] a chain for binding; fetters.
3) [noun] the part of an elephant’s leg, between the knee and ankle where it is bound with a chain.
4) [noun] the juice that flows from the temples of an elephant in rut.
5) [noun] the act of dividing; division.
6) [noun] the act of binding with a rope, cord, chain, etc.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: cantanavarai, Cantanayakan, Sandanam, Sandanamamani, Sandanamaram, Sandanapatra, Sandanavembu, Sandanavengai.
Ends with: Abhisandana, Asamdana, Dighasandana, Ditthasamsandana, Kusandana, Pasamdana, Phalikasandana, Prasandana, Raktasandana, Sindhavasandana, Visamdana, Vissandana.
Full-text: Samdana, Samdanini, Sandhanapatra, Shandita, Sandhanatatali, Sanjana, Samdanika, Sandhana, Sandanapatra, Syandana, Rajjusamdana, Samdanita, Sandanita, Piraticantanam, Sandanini, Anukkama, Shingada, Aniruddha.
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