Sprihaniya, Spṛhaṇīya: 9 definitions
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Sprihaniya means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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.
The Sanskrit term Spṛhaṇīya can be transliterated into English as Sprhaniya or Sprihaniya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryspṛhaṇīya (स्पृहणीय).—a S (Proper or suitable) to be desired, desirable.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishspṛhaṇīya (स्पृहणीय).—a To be desired.
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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionarySpṛhaṇīya (स्पृहणीय).—a. [spṛh-anīyar] To be desired or longed for, enviable, desirable; अहो बतासि स्पृहणीयवीर्यः (aho batāsi spṛhaṇīyavīryaḥ) Kumārasambhava 3.2; वन्द्या त्वमेव जगतः स्पृहणीयसिद्धिः (vandyā tvameva jagataḥ spṛhaṇīyasiddhiḥ) Mālatīmādhava (Bombay) 1.21; परस्परेण स्पृहणीय- शोभं न चेदिदं द्वन्द्वमयोजयिष्यत् (paraspareṇa spṛhaṇīya- śobhaṃ na cedidaṃ dvandvamayojayiṣyat) R.7.14; Kumārasambhava 7.66; Uttararāmacarita 6.4.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionarySpṛhaṇīya (स्पृहणीय).—mfn.
(-yaḥ-yā-yaṃ) Desirable, to be wished. E. spṛh to wish, anīyar aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionarySpṛhaṇīya (स्पृहणीय).—[adjective] desirable, enviable, attractive, charming; [abstract] tā [feminine], tva [neuter]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Spṛhaṇīya (स्पृहणीय):—[from spṛh] mfn. to be wished or longed for, desirable, attractive to ([genitive case] or [instrumental case]), [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature] etc.
2) [v.s. ...] enviable, to be envied by ([genitive case]), [Rāmāyaṇa; Kathāsaritsāgara]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionarySpṛhanīya (स्पृहनीय):—[(yaḥ-yā-yaṃ) a.] Desirable.
[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 corpusSpṛhaṇīya (ಸ್ಪೃಹಣೀಯ):—[adjective] worth wanting or having; worthwhile, beneficial, expedient, etc.; desirable.
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Spṛhaṇīya (ಸ್ಪೃಹಣೀಯ):—
1) [noun] that which is desirable.
2) [noun] a man in relation with antoher person who likes him.
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: Sprihaniyashobha, Sprihaniyata, Sprihaniyatva.
Ends with: Asprihaniya.
Full-text: Sprihaniyata, Sprihaniyatva, Asprihaniya, Sprihaniyashobha, Sprihri, Spriha, Spraha, Shila.
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