Secana, Secane: 16 definitions
Introduction:
Secana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi, 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Sechana.
In Hinduism
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Secana (सेचन) refers to one of the operations/ preliminary ceremonies related to the kuṇḍa (“fire-pit”), according to the various Āgamas and related literature. Secana is mentioned in the Pūrvakāmika-āgama (chapter 8).
Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)
Secana (सेचन) refers to “being deluged (with cool water)” (giving elephants a sense of gratification), according to the 15th century Mātaṅgalīlā composed by Nīlakaṇṭha in 263 Sanskrit verses, dealing with elephantology in ancient India, focusing on the science of management and treatment of elephants.—[Cf. chapter 11, “On the keeping of elephants and their daily and seasonal regimen”]: “5. The (cosmic) egg was characterized by heat, and elephants were born from the egg; being tormented with heat from birth, they are gratified by being deluged (secana) with cool water, by dust and mud and the like [śiśirāmbusecanarajaḥpaṅkādibhirharṣitāḥ]. Therefore, King of Aṅga, just water is the life of elephants. Hence one shall tend elephants with water freely; for from that their bodily humors become calm”.
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
secana : (nt.) sprinkling.
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
sēcana (सेचन).—n (S) Sprinkling.
sēcana (सेचन).—n Sprinkling.
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
Secana (सेचन).—[sic-bhāve lyuṭ]
1) Sprinkling, watering; वृक्षसेचने द्वे धारयसि मे (vṛkṣasecane dve dhārayasi me) Ś.1.
2) Effusion, aspersion.
3) Oozing, dripping.
4) A bucket.
5) Emission. See सेकः (sekaḥ).
Derivable forms: secanam (सेचनम्).
Secana (सेचन).—n.
(-naṃ) 1. Sprinkling, aspersion. 2. Dripping, oozing. nf. (-naṃ-nī) A bucket, a baling vessel. E. ṣic to sprinkle, aff. lyuṭ.
Secana (सेचन).—i. e. sic + ana, I. n. 1. Sprinkling, watering, [Śākuntala, (ed. Böhtlingk.)] 8, 23. 2. Dripping. Ii. n., and f. nī, A bucket.
Secana (सेचन).—[adjective] & [neuter] pouring out, sprinkling.
1) Secana (सेचन):—[from seka] mfn. sprinkling, pouring out, emitting (See viṣa-s)
2) [from seka] n. emission, effusion, [Śaṃkarācārya]
3) [v.s. ...] sprinkling or watering with ([compound]), [Mahābhārata; Mṛcchakaṭikā; Suśruta]
4) [v.s. ...] a shower-bath, [Suśruta]
5) [v.s. ...] casting (of metals), [Catalogue(s)]
6) [v.s. ...] a bucket, baling-vessel, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Secana (सेचन):—(naṃ) 1. n. Sprinkling; dripping. f. (nī) and n. A bucket.
Secana (सेचन):—(wie eben)
1) n. a) das Ausgiessen, Ergiessung; = kṣaraṇa (so mit [Śabdakalpadruma] zu lesen) [Medinīkoṣa Nalopākhyāna 156.] udakarudhira [] zu [Bṛhadāranyakopaniṣad] [S. 21.] — b) das Begiessen, Besprengen [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 837.] [Medinīkoṣa] ātmanaḥ secanamakarot [Mahābhārata 12, 13220.] [Mṛcchakaṭikā 47, 9.] dadhyādibhiḥ [WEBER, KṚṢṆAJ. 304.] [Oxforder Handschriften 105,b,1.] [Suśruta.2,32,17] (medic. wie seka). vṛkṣa [Śākuntala 9, 11. 16, 20.] aṅghri [Mārkāṇḍeyapurāṇa 31, 13.] udaka mit Wasser [Mṛcchakaṭikā 47, 5.] mukhāsava [morgenländischen Gesellschaft 27, 75.] — c) das Giessen (von Metallen) [Weber’s Verzeichniss No. 969.] — d) ein Geschirr zum Ausschöpfen von Wasser [Amarakoṣa 1, 2, 3, 13.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 878.] [Medinīkoṣa] —
2) f. ī gaṇa gaurādi zu [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 4, 1, 41.] — Vgl. ambusecanī, tūlasecana, nau, suṣecana .
Secana (सेचन) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Chaṃṭaṇa, Siṃcaṇa, Seaṇa.
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.
Hindi dictionary
Secana (सेचन) [Also spelled sechan]:—(nm) irrigation, watering; ~[caka] an irrigator; ~[canīya] to be irrigated; worth irrigating; ~[cita] irrigated.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Sēcana (ಸೇಚನ):—[noun] = ಸೇಚನೆ [secane].
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Sēcane (ಸೇಚನೆ):—[noun] the act of sprinkling (water or any other liquid in droplets).
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Secana (सेचन):—n. 1. sprinkling of water (esp. in religious ceremonies); 2. irrigating;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+0): Secanaghata, Secanaka, Secanakakatha, Secanam, Secanamgai, Secanaya.
Full-text (+56): Abhishecana, Asecanaka, Asecana, Upasecana, Avasecana, Nishecana, Utsecana, Tulasecana, Parishecana, Secanaghata, Udakasecana, Anusecana, Ninv, Naushecana, Nihshecana, Secanam, Minv, Kappiyaudakasecana, Jalasecana, Ambasecana.
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Dictionaries of Indian languages (Kosha)
Page 296 < [Hindi-Malayalam-English Volume 3]
Page 623 < [Bengali-Hindi-English, Volume 2]
Page 299 < [Hindi-Bengali-English Volume 3]
Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 4.12.10 < [Chapter 12 - The Story of the Gopīs That In the Holi Festival Displayed Three Transcendental Virtues]
Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Rig Veda 10.101.6 < [Sukta 101]
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Page 219 < [Volume 7 (1909)]
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Page 158 < [Volume 6 (1882)]
Rudra-Shiva concept (Study) (by Maumita Bhattacharjee)
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