Sudana, Sudāna: 15 definitions
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Sudana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit, 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 Sudan.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexSudāna (सुदान).—A Śiva god.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 36. 32.

The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarysūdana (सूदन).—n S Killing, esp. with the force of the word Slaughtering or slaying.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishsūdaṇa (सूदण).—v t Kill or slay.
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sūdana (सूदन).—n Killing, slaughtering.
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 dictionarySūdana (सूदन).—a. (-nī f.) [सूद्-भावे ल्युट् (sūd-bhāve lyuṭ)]
1) Destroying, killing, destructive; दानवसूदन, अरिगणसूदन (dānavasūdana, arigaṇasūdana) &c.; विषीदन्तमिदं वाक्यमुवाच मुधुसूदनः (viṣīdantamidaṃ vākyamuvāca mudhusūdanaḥ) Bhagavadgītā (Bombay) 2.1,4.
2) Dear, beloved.
-nam 1 Destroying, destruction, massacre.
2) Assenting to, promising.
3) Ejecting, throwing away.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionarySūdanā (सूदना).—f. (Sanskrit °na, nt.), destruction: kileśa-°nā (n. sg.) Lalitavistara 53.15 (verse).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionarySūdana (सूदन).—mfn.
(-naḥ-nī-naṃ) 1. Destructive, destroyer. 2. Dear, beloved. n.
(-naṃ) 1. Destroying, killing. 2. Assenting to, promising. 3. Ejecting, throwing away. E. ṣūd to injure or kill, aff. lyuṭ .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionarySūdana (सूदन).—[sūd + ana], I. adj. Destructive, a destroyer, [Johnson's Selections from the Mahābhārata.] 16, 67; 22, 116. Ii. n. Destroying, [Nala] 12, 126.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionarySudāna (सुदान).—[neuter] a rich gift.
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Sūdana (सूदन).—[feminine] ā & ī leading well, putting in order; finishing, destroying ([neuter] as subst.).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Sudāna (सुदान):—[=su-dāna] [from su > su-tanaya] n. a rich or bounteous gift, [Subhāṣitāvali]
2) Sūdana (सूदन):—[from sūd] mf(ā or ī)n. putting in order, guiding aright, [Ṛg-veda; Atharva-veda] Paipp.
3) [v.s. ...] (generally ifc.) killing, destroying, [Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa] etc.
4) [v.s. ...] n. the act of killing or slaying, destruction, [Harivaṃśa]
5) [v.s. ...] the act of assenting or promising (= aṅgī-karaṇa), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
6) [v.s. ...] the act of ejecting or throwing away (= nikṣepaṇa), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionarySūdana (सूदन):—(naṃ) 1. n. Destroying. a. Destructive; beloved.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Sūdana (सूदन) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Sūḍaṇa.
[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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionarySūdana (सूदन) [Also spelled sudan]:——a Sanskrit suffix used to denote a killer/destroyer/conqueror of (as [ripusūdana, madhusūdana], etc.).
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Prakrit-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionarySūḍaṇa (सूडण) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Sūdana.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusSūdana (ಸೂದನ):—
1) [noun] the act or an instance of destroying, killing or eradicating.
2) [noun] he who destroys, kills or eradicates.
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: Sudana Dikshita, Sudanaiya.
Ends with (+51): Arishtasudana, Arisudana, Asurasudana, Bakanishudana, Balanishudana, Balasudana, Balavritranisudana, Balinishudana, Balisudana, Canurasudana, Caturthakanisudana, Chanurasudana, Chaturthakanisudana, Daiteyanishudana, Daityanishudana, Devaribalasudana, Dhenukasudana, Dushkarmasudana, Havyasudana, Hidimbanishudana.
Full-text (+36): Madhusudana, Balasudana, Canurasudana, Kushthasudana, Putanasudana, Dhenukasudana, Shambarasudana, Keshisudana, Kirmirasudana, Arisudana, Namucisudana, Krauncasudana, Arishtasudana, Ripusudana, Nisudaka, Tarakasudana, Vatapisudana, Asurasudana, Madhusudanashiksha, Namucisudanasarathi.
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