Vena, Veṇa, Veṇā: 22 definitions
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchVeṇa (वेण):—
1) m. a) Bez. einer best. Mischlingskaste: der Sohn eines Vaidehaka von einer Ambaṣṭhī [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 10, 19.] veṇānāṃ bhāṇḍavādanam [49. 4, 215], v.l. (für vaiṇa) . [Yājñavalkya’s Gesetzbuch 3, 207.] — b) Nomen proprium des Vaters von Pṛthu: veṇo vinaṣṭo vinayāt [Manu’s Gesetzbuch.7,41.9,66.] [Oxforder Handschriften 12,b,1 v. u. 13,a,1. 39,a,20.] [Viṣṇupurāṇa 98. fgg.] (vena die neuere Ausg.). [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 2, 7, 9] (vena ed. Bomb.). Die richtigere Lesart ist vena . — c) Nomen proprium eines Vyāsa [Viṣṇupurāṇa 273.] vena die neuere Ausg. —
2) f. ā Nomen proprium eines Flusses [Mahābhārata 3, 8175. 8328. 12909. 14232.] [Mahābhārata 6, 335] [?(Viṣṇupurāṇa 183). Harivaṃśa 5290] nach der Lesart der neueren Ausg. ujjayinyāṃ veṇātaṭe [Mṛcchakaṭikā 175,4.] [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S.4,26. 14,12. 16,9. 80,6.] [Kathāsaritsāgara 123,204.] [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 10,79,12.] [Oxforder Handschriften 39,b,31]; vgl. upa, ku, kṛṣṇa, tuṅga . — Vgl. vaiṇa, vaiṇya und vena .
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Veṇā (वेणा):—s. kṛṣṇa .
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Vena (वेन):—
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Starts with (+11): Venaga Sutta, Venagapura, Venaia, Venaigi, Venaikkay, Venaiya, Venaiyabuddhi, Venakai, Venal, Venalli, Venamrah, Venan, Venapacha, Venapati, Venappacha, Venarkatti, Venasangama, Venasara Jataka, Venatampu, Venatanem.
Ends with (+72): Abhayaraja Parivena, Abhipurvena, Adumkuvena, Aggabodhi Parivena, Alahana-parivena, Anevena, Anupurvena, Apurvena, Arevena, Asiggahaka Parivena, Avena, Balvena, Bhaddasenapati Parivena, Bhandika-parivena, Bhavena, Bhuta-parivena, Bhuyastvena, Biluvena, Coqueiro juvena, Dakshinapurvena.
Full-text (+111): Krishnavena, Tungavena, Suvena, Upavena, Kuvena, Venatata, Vainya, Anupurvena, Vaiṇa, Venattakkina, Venna, Venapati, Vivena, Prithu, Krishnavenva, Mallavena, Sunitha, Vajasrajaksha, Ven, Vajashrava.
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Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 1.13.46 < [Chapter 13 - Defeating Digvijayī]
Introduction to chapter 13 < [Chapter 13 - Defeating Digvijayī]
Vedic influence on the Sun-worship in the Puranas (by Goswami Mitali)
Part 28 - Vena (the solar god) < [Chapter 2 - Salient Traits of the Solar Divinities in the Veda]
Part 39 - Symbolic relevance of the Golden Disc in Sun-worship < [Chapter 2 - Salient Traits of the Solar Divinities in the Veda]
Part 8 - Purāṇic Religion and Its Link to the Vedic Tradition < [Chapter 3 - General Characteristics of the Purāṇic Religion and its Link with the Vedic Tradition]
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)
Chapter 18 - Genealogy of Svāyambhuva Manu
Chapter 294 - The characteristics of different kinds of serpents (nāga-lakṣaṇa)
Chapter 219 - Sacred syllables for coronation (abhiṣeka-manta)
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 10.19 < [Section II - Mixed Castes]
Verse 10.49 < [Section IV - Occupations of the Mixed Castes]
Verse 4.215 < [Section XIV - Other Duties]
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