Snapana, Snāpana: 9 definitions
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Snapana 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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Ayurveda (science of life)
Source: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of termsSnapana (स्नपन):—Heating upto red hot and dipping in specified liquids
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.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionarySnapana (स्नपन).—a.
1) Causing to bathe.
2) Used for bathing.
-nam 1 Sprinkling, washing.
2) Bathing, ablution; रेजे जनैः स्नपनसान्द्रतरार्द्रमूर्तिः (reje janaiḥ snapanasāndratarārdramūrtiḥ) Śiśupālavadha 5.57.
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Snāpana (स्नापन).—The act of causing to bathe, or attending a person while bathing; Manusmṛti 2.29.
Derivable forms: snāpanam (स्नापनम्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionarySnapana (स्नपन).—n.
(-naṃ) 1. Bathing, ablution. 2. Washing, sprinkling, wetting. E. ṣṇā to bathe or purify by bathing, causal form, aff. lyuṭ .
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Snāpana (स्नापन).—n.
(-naṃ) The act of causing to bathe or attending a person while bathing.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionarySnapana (स्नपन).—i. e. snā, [Causal.], + ana, n. 1. Washing. 2. Bathing, ablution, [Śiśupālavadha] 8, 70.
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Snāpana (स्नापन).—i. e. snā, [Causal.], + ana, Bathing, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 2, 209.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionarySnapana (स्नपन).—[feminine] ī used for bathing (water etc.); [neuter] bathing, ablution.
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Snāpana (स्नापन).—[neuter] bathing, washing.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Snapana (स्नपन):—[from snā] mf(ī)n. ([from] [Causal]) causing to bathe etc.
2) [v.s. ...] used for bathing (as water), [Atharva-veda]
3) [v.s. ...] n. the act of causing to bathe, bathing, ablution, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa]; etc.
4) Snāpana (स्नापन):—[from snā] n. the act of causing to bathe, attending a person while bathing, [Manu-smṛti; Rāmāyaṇa; Harivaṃśa]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionarySnapana (स्नपन):—(naṃ) 1. n. Bathing, washing, sprinkling.
[Sanskrit to German]
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 corpusSnapana (ಸ್ನಪನ):—
1) [noun] the religious act of bathing the idol of a deity.
2) [noun] a bathing, washing (in gen.).
3) [noun] a sprinkling of water around for cleansing the place religiously.
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Snāpana (ಸ್ನಾಪನ):—[noun] the act of bathing another person or an idol.
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: Snapanabera, Snapanamandapa, Snapanasaravali, Snapanavalivimshaka, Snapanavidhi.
Ends with: Avabhrithasnapana, Balisnapana, Devasnapana, Devatasnapana, Jinasnapana, Rajnisnapana, Saptamisnapana.
Full-text (+9): Avabhrithasnapana, Snapanavidhi, Snapanocchishtabhojana, Saptamisnapana, Avabhritha, Vinayakasnapanacaturthi, Snapanamandapa, Snapanabera, Jinasnapana, Pushpasnana, Mauravika, Naimittikapuja, Mardaka, Vamshika, Gayaka, Samvasana, Abhisheka, Kalka, Nartaka, Pancabera.
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Bhajana-Rahasya (by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura Mahasaya)
Text 11 < [Chapter 1 - Prathama-yāma-sādhana (Niśānta-bhajana–śraddhā)]
Text 6 < [Chapter 1 - Prathama-yāma-sādhana (Niśānta-bhajana–śraddhā)]
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 2.211 < [Section XXX - Rules to be observed by the Religious Student]
Rasa Jala Nidhi, vol 3: Metals, Gems and other substances (by Bhudeb Mookerjee)
Part 7 - Abhisheka and Nirbapa < [Chapter XXXIV - Paribhasa (definitions)]
Parama Samhita (English translation) (by Krishnaswami Aiyangar)
Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 3.9.161 < [Chapter 9 - The Glories of Advaita]
Verse 2.18.94-096 < [Chapter 18 - Mahāprabhu’s Dancing as a Gopī]
Verse 1.2.26 < [Chapter 2 - The Lord’s Appearance]
Expiatory Rites in Keralite Tantra (by T. S. Syamkumar)
1.7. Expiatory Rites in Ājitāgama and Dīptāgama < [Chapter 2 - Expiatory Rites in Āgamic Literature]
1.5. Expiatory Rites In Rauravāgama < [Chapter 2 - Expiatory Rites in Āgamic Literature]
3.2. Expiatory Rites in Kalaśacandrikā < [Chapter 3 - Expiatory Rites in Kerala Tantric Ritual Manuals]