Cetana, Cetanā: 28 definitions
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Alternative spellings of this word include Chetana.
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchCetana (चेतन):—
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Cetana (चेतन):—
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungCetana (चेतन):——
1) Adj. (f. cetanī) — a) augenfällig , sichtbar , ausgezeichnet. — b) wahrnehmend , bewusst , intelligent. —
2) m. — a) ein intelligentes Wesen , Mensch [Rājan 18,1.] — b) *Seele , Geist. —
3) f. cetanā Bewusstsein , Besinnung ; Intelligenz. Am Ende eines adj. Comp. f. ā. —
4) n. — a) Wahrnehmung (Obj.) , Erscheinung. — b) Seele , Geist. cetanena vinābhūtaḥ und ce vinākṛtaḥ so v.a. entseelt.
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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Starts with (+8): Cetana Sutta, Cetanabhava, Cetanacetana, Cetanacyuti, Cetanadappu, Cetanadayaka, Cetanadharma, Cetanadharman, Cetanadravya, Cetanagidisu, Cetanagidu, Cetanagumdu, Cetanaka, Cetanaki, Cetanam, Cetanambade, Cetanamgedu, Cetanamgumdu, Cetanapratime, Cetanashtaka.
Ends with (+28): Acetana, Antashcetana, Apakrishtacetana, Asaracetana, Attasancetana, Avacetana, Avicetana, Bahishcetana, Bhrantakulitacetana, Cetanacetana, Chalacetana, Dinacetana, Gandhasancetana, Gatacetana, Hricchayavishtacetana, Hrishtacetana, Kayasancetana, Kusalacetana, Mano-sancetana, Maranacetana.
Full-text (+121): Ceyana, Sacetana, Acetana, Shighracetana, Cetanavat, Gatacetana, Nashtacetana, Pratyakcetana, Vicetana, Apakrishtacetana, Cetanatva, Cetanacetana, Dinacetana, Cetanata, Nishcetana, Mudhacetana, Cetanavant, Cetanam, Caitanya, Sancetana.
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