Starana, Staraṇa: 6 definitions
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Starana 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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Sanskrit dictionary
Staraṇa (स्तरण).—[stṛ-stṝ-lyuṭ]
1) The act of spreading, strewing, sacttering &c.
2) Plastering (of a wall).
Derivable forms: staraṇam (स्तरणम्).
Staraṇa (स्तरण).—n.
(-ṇaṃ) The act of spreading or strewing.
Staraṇa (स्तरण).—[neuter] strewing, scattering.
1) Staraṇa (स्तरण):—[from stṝ] n. the act of spreading or strewing or scattering ([especially] the sacrificial grass), [???]
2) [v.s. ...] the plastering (of a wall), [Āśvalāyana-śrauta-sūtra] ([Scholiast or Commentator])
Staraṇa (स्तरण):—(wie eben) n. das Ausbreiten, Hinstreuen: veda [Aśvalāyana’s Śrautasūtrāni 3, 6, 23] [?(vgl. 1, 11, 9).] der Opferstreu [Kātyāyana’s Śrautasūtrāṇi 1, 7, 10. 2, 6, 38. 5, 6, 14.] vedeḥ [8, 6, 29.] [Kauśika’s Sūtra zum Atuarvaveda 137.] das Bekleiden der Wand (nach Comm.) [Aśvalāyana’s Śrautasūtrāni 2, 3, 3.]
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.
Nepali dictionary
Staraṇa (स्तरण):—n. stratification; standardization; leveling; grading;
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)
Full-text (+2): Nistarana, Astarana, Prastarana, Samstarana, Avastarana, Paristarana, Upastarana, Vistarana, Anustarana, Abhistarana, Vedastarana, Astaranavat, Paristara, Staran, Pushpastaraka, Anustarani, Paristarani, Stara, Garbholika, Dharana.
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Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Rig Veda 9.69.5 < [Sukta 69]
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Abhijnana Shakuntalam (Sanskrit and English) (by Saradaranjan Ray)
Chapter 3 - Tritiya-anka (tritiyo'nkah) < [Abhijnana Shakuntalam (text, translation, notes)]
Abhijnana Shakuntala (synthetic study) (by Ramendra Mohan Bose)
Chapter 3 - Tritiya-anka (tritiyo'nkah) < [Abhijnana Sakuntalam, text and commentary]