Ankana, Aṅkana, Aṅkaṇa, Amkana: 13 definitions
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchAṅkana (अङ्कन):—(von aṅkay)
1) adj. Zeichen aufdrückend [Yāska’s Nirukta 3, 8.] (Durga: yo hyetābhirabhihanyate asāvaṅkita iva bhavati). —
2) n. Brandmarkung [NĀRADA] in [Mitākṣarā 47, 13.]
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Aṅkana (अङ्कन):—n. das Zeichnen, das Eindrücken oder Auftragen eines Zeichens auf (gen.): vatsānām [Mahābhārata 3, 14823.] [WILSON, Sel. Works 1, 147.]
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Aṅkana (अङ्कन):—[Hemacandra] [Yogaśāstra 3, 110.] Bildlich: mahatāṃ mahattvasya kimaṅkanam warum prägt man Grossen den Stempel der Grösse ein? d. i. warum bezeichnet man sie als gross? [Spr. (II) 5287.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungAṅkana (अङ्कन):——
1) Adj. (f. ā) Zeichen machend. —
2) n. Aufdrückung eines Mahls (auch bildlich) ; Brandmarkung.
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Starts with: Amkanabali, Amkanabaraha, Amkanadaya, Amkanagara, Amkanagati, Amkanakara, Ankanakadavem, Ankanalan, Ankanam, Ankanan, Ankanar, Ankanashastra, Ankanaunu.
Ends with (+57): Abhisamkana, Ahikamkana, Amshamkana, Antarankana, Antarika-mulyankana, Arasinakamkana, Atmamulyankana, Baddhakamkana, Bamkana, Cakramkana, Chayankana, Damkana, Dhankana, Dharekamkana, Govinda kavikankana, Govindananda kavikankana, Gubbigamkana, Gunatmaka-mulyankana, Hastakamkana, Himdugamkana.
Full-text: Angana, Ankhana, Ankhanem, Ankhapatti, Ankaniya, Ankhani, Ankanam, Snehankana, Cakkarankanam, Ankanem.
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