India history and geography

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical Glossary

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.

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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.

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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and 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.

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

Vāhanī (वाहनी):—[from vāh] in [compound] for 2. vāhana.

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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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

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.).

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Vahanibhu, Vahanika, Vahanikar, Vahanikri, Vahanikupida, Vahaniya, Vahinipati.

Ends with: Avahani, Caitravahani, Jalavahani, Jivahani, Pravahani, Saptarathavahani, Sattvahani, Svatvahani, Udvahani.

Full-text: Jalavahani, Vahavani, Vahanibhu, Pravahani, Vahanikri, Udvahani, Kalutaivakini, Citravahana, Avahani, Vahali.

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Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)

Rig Veda 10.188.3 < [Sukta 188]

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