Temana: 9 definitions

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Temana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali. 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.

In Hinduism

Kavya (poetry)

Source: archive.org: Naisadhacarita of Sriharsa

Temana (तेमन) refers to a “curry”, and is mentioned in the Naiṣadha-carita 16.49, 76, 87.

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Kavya (काव्य, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry’ and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry’.

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Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

temana : (nt.) wetting; moistening.

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Temana, (nt.) (from temeti) wetting, moistening Vism. 338; VvA. 20 (aggimhi tāpanaṃ udake vā temanaṃ); DhA. III, 420. (Page 306)

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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Temana (तेमन).—

1) Wetting, moistening.

2) Moisture.

3) A sauce, condiment.

-nī A fire-place.

Derivable forms: temanam (तेमनम्).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Temana (तेमन):—[from tim] n. moisture, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) [v.s. ...] moistening, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

3) [v.s. ...] a sauce, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Temana (तेमन):—(naṃ) 1. n. Idem; a sauce or condiment. f. () A chimney.

[Sanskrit to German]

Temana in German

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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.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Tēmana (ತೇಮನ):—

1) [noun] = ತೇವ [teva].

2) [noun] 2.the act of making wet; a dampening.

3) [noun] a kind of liquid food made using buttermilk, used to mix with rice.

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Tēmāna (ತೇಮಾನ):—

1) [noun] the act or process of wearing away or grinding down by friction; attrition.

2) [noun] depreciation a) a decrease in value of property through wear, deterioration or obsolescence; b) the allowance made for this in bookkeeping, accounting, etc.

3) [noun] that which is lost by not being utilised or which is ruined, rendered useless, etc.; a loss.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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