Kirana, Kiraṇa: 23 definitions
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchKiraṇa (किरण):—
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Kiraṇa (किरण):—
5) Bez. von [?25 best Ketu Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 11, 10.] —
6) Titel eines zum Śaivadarśana gehörigen Buches [SARVADARŚANAS. 89, 18] (vgl. karaṇa). kiraṇākhyatantra (über Architectur) citirt von [BHAṬṬOTP.] zu [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 53.] —
7) f. ā Nomen proprium eines Flusses [Oxforder Handschriften 71,a,21.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungKiraṇa (किरण):——
1) m. — a) Staub , Stäubchen. — b) Lichtstrahl. — c) etwa Faden [Ṛgveda (roth). 10,106,4.] [Atharvaveda 20,133.1.2.] — d) *Zügel. — e) Bez. bestimmter 25 Ketu. — f) *die Sonne. — g) Titel eines zum Śaivadarśana gehörigen Werkes. kiraṇākhyatantra n. über Architectur handelnd. —
2) f. kiraṇā N. eines Flusses.
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Starts with (+5): Kiranabodha, Kiranacakra, Kiranagama, Kiranagra, Kiranajala, Kiranakaya, Kiranaketu, Kiranakhyatantra, Kiranaksha, Kiranalahari, Kiranamalin, Kiranamaya, Kiranamula, Kirananvita, Kiranapani, Kiranapati, Kiranatantra, Kiranavali, Kiranavaliprakasha, Kiranavaliprakashavyakhya.
Ends with (+45): Abbhokirana, Abbhokkirana, Abbhukkirana, Abhikirana, Ahimakirana, Amoghakirana, Amritakirana, Anvavakirana, Apaghanakirana, Apakirana, Apasrita-kirana, Arunakirana, Ashakirana, Ashishirakirana, Avakirana, Avashyayakirana, Camdrakirana, Camdrikakirana, Candakirana, Diptakirana.
Full-text (+205): Kiranamalin, Sahasrakirana, Kiranamaya, Vikirana, Tusharakirana, Kairanaka, Kiranapati, Kiranavaliprakasha, Diptakirana, Amritakirana, Kiranavali, Kirane, Kiranagama, Mandakiranatva, Ravikiranakurcika, Shishirakiranavasara, Utkirana, Kiranapani, Tuhinakiranaputra, Kairanika.
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Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Alamkaras mentioned by Vamana (by Pratim Bhattacharya)
25: Alaṃkāra-śāstra according to Kavikarṇapūra (16th Century) < [Chapter 2 - The concept of alaṃkāra in Sanskrit Poetics]
Śrī Kṛṣṇa-vijaya (by Śrī Gunaraja Khan)
Chapter 9 - Description of the Lord's Four-armed Form (Hillola-rāga)
Chapter 11 - Lord Kṛṣṇa and His Associates in the Spiritual World of Vṛndāvana (Śri-rāga)
Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 4.19.3b < [Chapter 19 - A Thousand Names of Srī Yamunā]
Verse 2.22.8 < [Chapter 22 - The Rāsa-dance Pastime]
Verse 2.9.23 < [Chapter 9 - Brahmā’s Prayers]
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 59 - Pañcanada Comes into Being < [Section 2 - Uttarārdha]
Chapter 4 - The Procedure of Kārttikasnāna < [Section 4 - Kārttikamāsa-māhātmya]
Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 2.23.213 < [Chapter 23 - Wandering about Navadvīpa On the Day the Lord Delivered the Kazi]
Verse 2.25.24-033 < [Chapter 25 - The Discourse on Spiritual Knowledge by Śrīvāsa’s Dead Son]