Sukhanta, Sukhānta, Sukha-anta, Sukhamta: 7 definitions
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Sukhanta means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Sukhānta (सुखान्त).—a.
1) ending in happiness.
2) friendly.
3) destroying happiness.
Sukhānta is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms sukha and anta (अन्त).
Sukhānta (सुखान्त).—mfn.
(-ntaḥ-ntā-ntaṃ) 1. Wishing well, friendly, attached. 2. Subversive of happiness. E. sukha, anta end.
1) Sukhānta (सुखान्त):—[from sukha > sukh] mfn. ending in happiness, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
2) [v.s. ...] subversive of h°, [Horace H. Wilson]
Sukhānta (सुखान्त):—[sukhā-nta] (ntaḥ-ntā-ntaṃ) a. Wishing well; bliss-destroying.
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
Sukhāṃta (सुखांत) [Also spelled sukhant]:—(a) with a happy ending, ending happily; also ~[ka;] hence ~[tā] (nf); —[nāṭaka] a comedy; —[nāṭakakāra] a comedy-writer.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Sukhāṃta (ಸುಖಾಂತ):—
1) [adjective] having a happy ending; non-tragic.
2) [adjective] friendly; kindly; amiable; affable.
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Sukhāṃta (ಸುಖಾಂತ):—
1) [noun] a story, drama, cinema etc. that has a happy ending.
2) [noun] the state or condition of being pleased; pleasure.
3) [noun] the act of spoiling the pleasure.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Sukhānta (सुखान्त):—adj. having a happy outcome or ending; n. a comedy;
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.
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Starts with: Sukhantaka, Sukhantavada, Sukhantavadi.
Full-text: Sukhant, Sabhamandapa.
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