Vanini, Vāṇinī, Vāṇiṉi: 6 definitions
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Vanini means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Tamil. 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
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryVāṇinī (वाणिनी).—
1) A clever or intriguing woman.
2) A dancing girl, an actress.
3) A drunken woman (literally or figuratively), an amorous and wanton woman; यस्मिन् महीं शासति वाणिनीनां निद्रां विहारार्धपथे गतानाम् । वातोऽपि नास्रंसयदंशुकानि (yasmin mahīṃ śāsati vāṇinīnāṃ nidrāṃ vihārārdhapathe gatānām | vāto'pi nāsraṃsayadaṃśukāni) R.6.75.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Vāṇinī (वाणिनी):—[from vāṇin > vāṇa] f. an actress, dancer, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] a clever or intriguing woman, [Harṣacarita]
3) [v.s. ...] an intoxicated woman, [Rāmāyaṇa]
4) [v.s. ...] Name of two metres, [Kedāra’s Vṛtti-ratnākara; Colebrooke]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryVāṇinī (वाणिनी):—(nī) 3. f. A cunning or furious woman; an actress.
[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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusVāṇini (ವಾಣಿನಿ):—[noun] = ವಾಣಿ [vani]2.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconVāṇiṉi (வாணினி) noun < vāṇinī.
1. Dancing woman; நாடகக்கணிகை. [nadagakkanigai.] (W.)
2. Immodest woman; நாணமற்றவள். [nanamarraval.] (W.)
3. Clever woman; விவேகமுள்ளவள். (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [vivegamullaval. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
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