Sannaya: 2 definitions
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Sannaya 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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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionarySannaya (सन्नय).—m.
(-yaḥ) 1. Multitude, number, quantity. 2. Rear, rearguard. E. sam together, nī to get or guide, aff. ac .
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Sānnāya (सान्नाय) or Sānnāyya.—n.
(-yaṃ) Any substance mixed with clarified butter and offered as a burnt offering. E. sam before ṇī to bring, (to the sacrificial fire,) ṇyat aff., form irr.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Sannaya (सन्नय):—[sa-nnaya] (yaḥ) 1. m. Multitude, number; rear.
2) Sānnāya (सान्नाय):—(yyaṃ) 1. n. An intended oblation.
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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