Vahani, Vahānī: 6 definitions
Introduction:
Vahani means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, the history of ancient India, 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.
India history and geography
Vahaṇi.—(IA 18), meaning uncertain. Note: vahaṇi is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
vahani (वहनि).—m S Fire. 2 fig. Gastric heat as the power of digestion.
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vāhaṇī (वाहणी).—f vāhaṇa f vāhaṇēṃ n Stream, current, flow, flux. 2 The carrying of a reaped field.
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
Vāhanī (वाहनी):—[from vāh] in [compound] for 2. vāhana.
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
Vahaṇi (ವಹಣಿ):—
1) [noun] the quality that delights the eyes; beauty; charm.
2) [noun] the behavior or act of a coquette; flirting; coquetry.
3) [noun] a particular, esp. impressive, manner, style as in walking, taking or doing something.
4) [noun] a continuous flow (of or as of a stream).
5) [noun] a classical style (as in literature, music, etc.).
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Pali-English dictionary
vahānī (ဝဟာနီ) [(thī) (ထီ)]—
[vaha+māna+ī．rū．399-nhā．5．162．]
[ဝဟ+မာန+ဤ။ ရူ။၃၉၉-နှာ။ မောဂ်၊၅။၁၆၂။]
[Pali to Burmese]
vahānī—
(Burmese text): စီးဆင်းနေသော။
(Auto-Translation): Flowing.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: I, Vaha, Mana.
Starts with: Vahanibhu, Vahanikar, Vahanikri, Vahanikupida, Vahaniya, Vahinipati.
Full-text: Pravahani, Avahani, Vahanibhu, Jalavahani, Vahanikri, Udvahani, Saptarathavahani, Vahavani, Citravahana, Makitavakani, Kalutaivakini, Cinkavakani, Vahali.
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Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Rig Veda 10.188.3 < [Sukta 188]
Dictionaries of Indian languages (Kosha)
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World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research
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Journal of Ayurveda and Integrated Medical Sciences
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Studies in Indian Literary History (by P. K. Gode)
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