Simhana, Siṃhāṇa, Siṃhāna, Shimhana: 9 definitions
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Simhana means something in Buddhism, Pali, 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.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the GaganagañjaparipṛcchāSiṃhāṇa (सिंहाण) refers to “mucus”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly: “Then the Bodhisattva named Kālarāja addressed himself to the Bodhisattva Gaganagañja: ‘In this Saha universe, son of good family, there are living beings suffering from poverty, lacking food or drink, and wearing ragged clothes; there are hungry ghosts tormented by hunger and thirst, covering themselves with their hairs, and subsisting on such as spittle, mucus (siṃhāṇa), blood, and pus. In order to protect these living beings, please pour down the rain of food, drink, and clothing!’ [...]”.
Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionarySiṃhāṇa (सिंहाण) or Siṃhāna (सिंहान).—
1) Rust of iron.
2) The mucus of the nose.
Derivable forms: siṃhāṇam (सिंहाणम्), siṃhānam (सिंहानम्).
See also (synonyms): siṃhāṇaka.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionarySiṃhāṇa (सिंहाण).—(m. or nt.; Sanskrit Lex. id.; compare next), snot: °ṇa-lālā (mss.° mālā, °māro) Mahāvastu ii.326.6 (verse; lack of -ka m.c.?). Cf. also siṅghāṇa.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionarySiṃhāna (सिंहान).—n.
(-naṃ) 1. Rust of iron. 2. The mucus of the nose. E. śaghi to smell, ānak aff., form irr; also śiṅghāṇa, siṃhāṇa, siṅghāṇa, &c.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionarySiṃhāna (सिंहान).—n. 1. Rust of iron. 2. The mucus of the nose.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Śiṃhāṇa (शिंहाण):—[from śiṃh] See śinghāṇa etc.
2) Siṃhāṇa (सिंहाण):—n. (corrupted [from] śṛṅkhāṇa) the mucus of the nose, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) rust of iron, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) a glass vessel, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Siṃhāṇa (सिंहाण):—(ṇaṃ) 1. n. Rust, mucus.
2) Siṃhāna (सिंहान):—(naṃ) 1. n. Idem.
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusSiṃhāṇa (ಸಿಂಹಾಣ):—
1) [noun] the reddish-brown or reddish-yellow coating formed on iron by oxidation, when exposed to air and moisture for long.
2) [noun] the thick, slimy secretion of the mucous membranes in the nose, that moistens and protects them; mucus of the nose.
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: Simhanada, Simhanadaguggulu, Simhanadaka, Simhanadalokeshvara, Simhanadamgey, Simhanadanadin, Simhanadaraja, Simhanadasadhana, Simhanadika, Simhanadin, Simhanaka, Simhanana, Simhanandana, Simhanandi, Simhanandin, Simhanarddin, Simhanardin, Simhanatha, Simhanathalokeshvara.
Ends with: Raktasimhana, Upashimhana.
Full-text: Shinghana, Simhanaka, Singhanika, Shinghanaka, Singhini.
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