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Pali-English dictionary

Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

vikatthana : (nt.) boasting.

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

Vikatthana, (nt.) (fr. vi+katth) boasting SnA 549. (Page 612)

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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.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Vikatthana (विकत्थन).—a.

1) Boasting, swaggering, vaunting, bragging; विद्वांसोऽप्यविकत्थना भवन्ति (vidvāṃso'pyavikatthanā bhavanti) Mu.3; R.14.73.

2) Praising ironically.

-nam 1 Vaunting, boasting.

2) Irony, false praise.

3) Praise.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Vikatthana (विकत्थन).—mfn.

(-naḥ-nā-naṃ) 1. Speaking idly. 2. Praising ironically. 3. Vaunting, boastful. n.

(-naṃ) 1. Irony, ironical or unmerited praise. 2. Praise in general. 3. Assigning anything to an unreal origin. 4. Boasting. 5. Repeating, proclaiming. E. vi implying difference or extension, and katthana praising.

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

Vikatthana (विकत्थन).—[vi-katth + ana], I. adj. 1. Boastful. 2. Praising ironically. 3. Speaking idly. Ii. n. 1. Boasting. 2. Assigning anything to an unreal origin. 3. Proclaiming, repeating. 4. Praising. 5. Irony.

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

Vikatthana (विकत्थन).—[masculine] braggart; [neuter] = seq.

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

1) Vikatthana (विकत्थन):—[=vi-katthana] [from vi-katth] mfn. boasting, a boaster, braggart, [Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa] etc.

2) [v.s. ...] praising ironically, [Horace H. Wilson]

3) [v.s. ...] n. and f(ā). the act of boasting or vaunting or praising, [Mahābhārata; Daśakumāra-carita; Kathāsaritsāgara] etc.

4) [v.s. ...] n. irony, [Horace H. Wilson]

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

Vikatthana (विकत्थन):—[vi-katthana] (naṃ) 1. n. Irony; flattery, praise; big or fulsome talk.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Vikatthana (विकत्थन) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Vikatthaṇa, Vikatthaṇā.

[Sanskrit to German]

Vikatthana 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.

Prakrit-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary

1) Vikatthaṇa (विकत्थण) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Vikatthana.

2) Vikatthaṇā (विकत्थणा) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Vikatthanā.

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Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Vikatthana (ವಿಕತ್ಥನ):—

1) [adjective] self-praising.

2) [adjective] sacracstically praising (others).

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Vikatthana (ವಿಕತ್ಥನ):—[noun] a praising of oneself; self-commendation; self-glorification; self-praise.

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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.

Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Vikatthana (विकत्थन):—n. 1. vaunting; boasting; 2. irony; false praise;

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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.

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Partial matches: Katthana, Vi.

Starts with: Vikatthanatva.

Ends with: Avikatthana, Durvikatthana, Svavikatthana.

Full-text: Durvikatthana, Avikatthana, Vikatthanatva, Vikatthin, Vikattanam, Svavikatthana, Kurca, Tejasvin.

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