Vetana: 17 definitions
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Vetana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, the history of ancient India, Marathi, 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Vetan.
In Hinduism
Sports, Arts and Entertainment (wordly enjoyments)
Vetana (वेतन) refers to the “wages (of an employee)”, according to the Śyainika-śāstra: a Sanskrit treatise dealing with the divisions and benefits of Hunting and Hawking, written by Rājā Rudradeva (or Candradeva) in possibly the 13th century.—Accordingly, [while discussing the treatment of hawks]: “As an unpaid servant, engaged on board, ought to he given a sufficient quantity of food (vetana-bhakta) and that at the expected time, the expiry of which tires out his patience, so the feeding-time of these birds should never be exceeded, nor should there be any variation in the quantity of their food, either of which things will produce bad results. [...]”.
This section covers the skills and profiencies of the Kalas (“performing arts”) and Shastras (“sciences”) involving ancient Indian traditions of sports, games, arts, entertainment, love-making and other means of wordly enjoyments. Traditionally these topics were dealt with in Sanskrit treatises explaing the philosophy and the justification of enjoying the pleasures of the senses.
India history and geography
Vetana or Vetanā.—(SITI), wages (used along with veṭṭi, i. e. Sanskrit viṣṭi or unpaid labour); probably wages for the labourers in the public works of the village. Note: vetana 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
Pali-English dictionary
vetana : (nt.) wages; hire; payment; fee.
Vetana, (nt.) (cp. Epic & Class. Sk. vetana) wages, hire; payment, fee, remuneration; tip J. I, 194 (nivāsa° rent); Sn. 24; VvA. 141; DhA. I, 25; PvA. 112. Most frequently combined with bhatta° (q. v.). As vedana at J. III, 349. (Page 647)
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.
Marathi-English dictionary
vētana (वेतन).—n (S) Wages or pay. Applied more especially to the salary of public officers.
vētana (वेतन).—n Wages or pay; salary.
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
Vetana (वेतन).—[aj-tanan vībhāvaḥ Uṇādi-sūtra 3.15]
1) Hire, wages, salary, pay, stipend; किं मुधा वेतनदानेन (kiṃ mudhā vetanadānena) M.1; R.17.66; Manusmṛti 8.5.
2) Livelihood, subsistence.
3) Silver.
Derivable forms: vetanam (वेतनम्).
Vetana (वेतन).—n.
(-naṃ) 1. Hire, wages. 2. Livelihood, subsistence. 2. Silver. E. vī to go, tanan Unadi aff.
Vetana (वेतन).— (probably a form of vartana, q. cf.), n. 1. Hire, wages, [Pañcatantra] 22, 10; [Nala] 15, 6. 2. Livelihood, [Hitopadeśa] 88, 17. 3. Silver.
Vetana (वेतन).—[neuter] wages, price.
1) Vetana (वेतन):—n. ([according to] to [Uṇādi-sūtra iii, 150] [from] √vī, but rather connected with √vṛt; cf. vartana) wages, hire, salary, subsistence, livelihood, [Manu-smṛti; Mahābhārata] etc.
2) price, [Rājataraṅgiṇī]
3) silver, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Vetana (वेतन):—(naṃ) 1. m. Hire, wages; livelihood; silver.
[Sanskrit to German]
Vetana (वेतन) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Veaṇa.
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
Vetana (वेतन) [Also spelled vetan]:—(nm) pay, salary; wages; ~[jīvī] salaried (person), subsisting by wages; ~[dātā] paymaster, employer; ~[bhogī] salaried, receiving wages; stipendiary; -[vṛddhi] increment; -[vṛddhi, vārṣika] annual increment.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Vētana (ವೇತನ):—[noun] something given or received as an equivalent for services; salary; wages; compensation.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Vetana (वेतन):—n. 1. hire; wages; salary; pay; stipend; 2. livelihood; subsistence;
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+5): Vetanabhakta, Vetanabhogi, Vetanabhuj, Vetanadana, Vetanadi, Vetanai, Vetanaikkantam, Vetanaikkatci, Vetanaippatu, Vetanaitirtal, Vetanajivi, Vetanajivin, Vetanaka, Vetanakantam, Vetanakrama, Vetanam, Vetanamana, Vetananapakarman, Vetananapakriya, Vetanasyanapakarma.
Full-text (+32): Kritavetana, Vetanadana, Nirvetana, Ubhayavetana, Grihitavetana, Bhattavetana, Vetanabhuj, Vetanin, Vetanajivin, Veda, Navavetana, Nivasavetana, Shishyavetana, Vaitanika, Gehavetana, Nirudyogavetana, Dinnavetana, Dhanavetana, Nivrittivetana, Vidyarthivetana.
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Dictionaries of Indian languages (Kosha)
Page 331 < [Hindi-English-Nepali (1 volume)]
Page 174 < [Hindi-Marathi-English Volume 2]
Page 850 < [Hindi-Malayalam-English Volume 1]
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 8.217 < [Section XXXVI - Non-Payment of Wages]
Verse 7.126 < [Section X - Internal Administration]
Verse 8.216 < [Section XXXVI - Non-Payment of Wages]
Special Dharmasastric maxims in the Narada Purana < [Purana, Volume 9, Part 1 (1967)]
Svalpa Matsya-purana (part 5) < [Purana, Volume 10, Part 2 (1968)]
Canakya’s Aphorisms in Puranas < [Purana, Volume 6, Part 1 (1964)]
Bihar and Eastern Uttar Pradesh (early history) (by Prakash Narayan)
Small Traders < [Chapter 2 - Economic and Urban Processes]
Hanging Nations of Gohapati < [Chapter 2 - Economic and Urban Processes]
Warfare and Military System in Vedic Literature (by Rinki Deka)
Principles of War Ethics < [Chapter 4 - Principles and Ethics related to the Warfare]
Informal Education of Sanskrit in Kerala (by Jayasree M.)
7. The Gurukula Education in Itihasas and Puranas < [Chapter 1 - Sanskrit Education in Historical Perspective]