Adhimanthana: 5 definitions
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Adhimanthana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchAdhimanthana (अधिमन्थन):—(wie eben)
1) adj. womit gerieben wird: śakala [The Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 3, 4, 1, 20. 6, 3, 10.] —
2) n. das Reiben (zweier Hölzer zur Erzeugung von Feuer): astī.amadhi.anthana.asti pra.ananaṃ kṛ.am [Ṛgveda 3, 29, 1.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungAdhimanthana (अधिमन्थन):——
1) Adj. womit gerieben wird. —
2) n. das (harte) Holzstück , welches auf dem (weichen) gerieben wird.
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.
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Partial matches: Manthana, Adhi.
Ends with: Dadhimanthana.
Full-text: Adhimantha.
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Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Rig Veda 3.29.1 < [Sukta 29]
Satapatha-brahmana (by Julius Eggeling)
Kāṇḍa III, adhyāya 6, brāhmaṇa 3 < [Third Kāṇḍa]
Kanda III, adhyaya 4, brahmana 1 < [Third Kanda]
The Agnistoma Somayaga in the Shukla Yajurveda (by Madan Haloi)
Part 2.4: Rite of hospitality in honour of Soma (ātithyeṣṭi) < [Chapter 4 - The Agniṣṭoma Ritual]