Haricandana, Hari-candana, Haricamdana: 17 definitions
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Haricandana has 17 English definitions available.
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchHaricandana (हरिचन्दन):—
1) m. n. N. eines der fünf Bäume in Indra's Himmel [Amarakoṣa 1, 1, 1, 46.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 179.] [Medinīkoṣa Nalopākhyāna 250.] [Halāyudha 1, 135.] [PAÑCAR. 3, 7, 39.] [Pañcatantra 263, 23.] eine Art Sandelbaum [Śiśupālavadha 5, 45.] [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 4, 6, 30.] [Śatruṃjayamāhātmya 1, 40.] gelber Sandel (vgl. hariṇā candanena [Mahābhārata 7, 2922]) [Amarakoṣa 2, 6, 3, 33.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 641.] [Medinīkoṣa] [Ratnamālā 141.] [Rājanirghaṇṭa 12, 25.] [Rāmāyaṇa 2, 65, 8.] [Raghuvaṃśa 3, 59. 6, 60.] [Kumārasaṃbhava 5, 69.] [Śākuntala 161.] [morgenländischen Gesellschaft 27, 11.] [NĀGĀN. 40.] cūrṇa [Kathāsaritsāgara 56, 323.] in der letzten Bed. wohl nur n. —
2) n. der Blüthenstaub einer Lotusblume [Hārāvalī 243.] die Staubfäden einer Lotusblume [Śabdakalpadruma] und [WILSON] angeblich nach [Halāyudha] Saffran [Hārāvalī] [Medinīkoṣa] —
3) n. Mondschein [Medinīkoṣa] [Hārāvalī] —
4) n. der Leib der oder des Geliebten (kāntāṅga) [Śabdaratnāvalī im Śabdakalpadruma]; st. dessen raktāṅga Saffran [Hārāvalī]
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: Candana, Hari.
Starts with: Haricandanaspada, Haricandanavati.
Full-text (+5): Devataru, Indracandana, Haricantanam, Ariccantanam, Haricandanaspada, Pancavriksha, Nandanaja, Shricandana, Mahacandana, Mahagandha, Hala, Sugandhi, Gatha, Tata, Vatika, Halasugandhi, Kirtigatha, Samahitadhi, Sindhutata, Samtana.
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Cosmetics, Costumes and Ornaments in Ancient India (by Remadevi. O.)
1.1. Use of Candana (Sandal) < [Chapter 1 - Cosmetics]
2.9. Pharmaceutical use of Anulepana (Unguents) < [Chapter 1 - Cosmetics]
Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Part 13: Sermon on the four gatis: gods < [Chapter IV - Padmaprabhacaritra]
The Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
Chapter 202 - The Story of King Dilīpa < [Section 6 - Uttara-Khaṇḍa (Concluding Section)]
Chapter 67 - The Importance of Gopikācandana < [Section 6 - Uttara-Khaṇḍa (Concluding Section)]
Chapter 80 - Month-wise Rites Prescribed for a Viṣṇu Devotee < [Section 5 - Pātāla-Khaṇḍa (Section on the Nether World)]
Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 3.2.289 < [Chapter 2 - Description of the Lord’s Travel Through Bhuvaneśvara and Other Placesto Jagannātha Purī]
Shrimad Bhagavad-gita (by Narayana Gosvami)
Verse 2.17 < [Chapter 2 - Sāṅkhya-yoga (Yoga through distinguishing the Soul from the Body)]
Lalitopakhyana (Lalita Mahatmya) (by G.V. Tagare)