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Word (IAST)Word (Devanagari)Overview
sanसन्in comp. for sat.
cl. 1. P., cl. 8. P. Ā. ([Dhātup. xiii, 21]; [xxx, 2]) sánati, °te or sanóti, sanute (Ā. rare and only in non-conjugational tenses; pf. sasā́na, [RV.]; p. sasavás, [ib.] f. sasanúṣī, [Br.]; sasanivas or senivas Gr.; sene, [ib.]; aor. asāniṣam [Subj. saniṣat Ā. saniṣāsmahe, sániṣanta] [RV.]; Impv. sániṣantu, [SV.]; seṣam, set, [MaitrS.]; [Br.]; asāta Gr.; Prec. sanyāt, sāyāt, [ib.]; fut. sanitā, [ib.]; saniṣyáti, [RV.]; [Br.]; inf. sanitum Gr.), to gain, acquire, obtain as a gift, possess, enjoy, [RV.]; [AV.]; [Br.]; [ŚrS.]; to gain for another, procure, bestow, give, distribute, [RV.]; (Ā.) to be successful, be granted or fulfilled, [ib.] : Pass. sanyate or sāyate, [Pāṇ. vi, 4, 43] : Caus. sānayati (aor. asīṣaṇat) Gr.: Desid. of Caus. sisānayiṣati, [ib.] : Desid. sisaniṣati (Gr.) or síṣāsati (? sīṣatī, [AV. iv, 38, 2]), to wish to acquire or obtain, [RV.]; [TS.]; [AV.]; to wish to procure or bestow, [RV.]; [AV.] : Intens. saṃsanyate, sāsāyate, saṃsanti (Gr.), to gain or acquire repeatedly (only 3. pl. saniṣṇata, [RV. i, 131, 5]).
in go-ṣán, q.v.
(in gram.) a technical term for the syllable sa or sign of the desiderative.
N. of an era (current in Bengal and reckoned from 593 A.D.), [RTL. 433].
sanāसनाsánā ind. (g. svar-ādi) from of old, [RV.]; [ŚBr.]
, sanāt &c. See col. 1.
sanīसनीf. = 1. sani, gift, [L.]
sanaसनm. (for 2. See p. 1141, col. 1) gain, acquisition (in ahaṃ-sana and su-ṣaṇa, qq.vv.)
presenting, offering, [BhP.]
sána mf(A)n. (derivation doubtful; for 1. See p. 1140, col. 3) old, ancient (am ind. ‘of old, formerly’), [RV.]; [AV.]
lasting long, [BhP.]
sána m. N. of a Ṛṣi (one of the four or seven spiritual sons of Brahmā; cf. sanaka), [MBh.]; [Hariv.]
[cf. Lat. senex, senior; Lith. sénas; Goth. sinista.]
m. the flapping of an elephant's ears, [L.]
Bignonia Suaveolens or Terminalia Tomentosa (cf. 2. asana), [L.]
saniसनिsaní m. f. (for 2. See p. 1141, col. 3) gain, acquisition, gift, reward (dat. with √ dhā, ‘to grant, fulfil’; acc. with √ i, ‘to go after gifts, go begging’), [RV.]; [AV.]; [TS.]; [Br.]
saní mfn. gaining, procuring, bestowing (cf. aśva-, dhana-s° &c.)
f. (for 1. See p. 1140, col. 3) a quarter of the sky, [L.]
sanoसनोin comp. for sanas.
sanātसनात्sanā́t ind. (g. svar-ādi) from of old, always, for ever, [RV.]; [ŚāṅkhŚr.]
sanaḥसनःin comp. for sanas.
sanadसनद्in comp. for sanat (pr.p. of √ 1. san).
sanajसनज्sanáj mfn. ancient, old, [RV. i, 62, 7.]
sanamसनम्sánam (am), ind., ‘of old, formerly’
sanasसनस्ind. = sanā (in sanaḥ-śruta, sano-ja, qq.vv.)
sanatसनत्ind. (g. svar-ādi) from of old, always, ever, [L.]
m. N. of Brahmā (prob. inferred from sanat-kumāra), [L.]
sandīसन्दीw.r. for āsandī.
sannaसन्नsanná mfn. set down, [VS.]; [ŚBr.]; [ŚrS.]
sitting at i.e. occupied with (comp.), [Hariv.]
sunk down in (loc.), [BhP.]
depressed, low (in spirits), languid, exhausted, decayed, perished, lost, dead, [AV.] &c. &c.
shrunk, contracted (see comp.)
resting, motionless (see [ib.])
weak, low (see [ib.])
(= prasanna), appeased, satisfied (see sannī-kṛta)
sanná m. Buchanania Latifolia, [L.]
sanná (prob.) n. destruction, loss (see sanna-da).
, sannaka. See p. 1139, col. 1.
sanniसन्निf. depression of the mind, despondency, despair, [BhP.]
&c. See p. 1139, col. 1.
santaसन्तm. = saṃha-tala, [L.]
N. of a son of Satya, [MBh.]
santiसन्तिSee sati, p. 1138, col. 2.
f. = sati, or sāti, [L.]
sanābhaसनाभsa—nābha m. a near kinsman, uterine brother, [BhP.]
sanābhiसनाभिsá—nābhi (sá-), mfn. having the same nave or centre (as the spokes of a wheel or the fingers of the hand), [RV.] (cf. [Naigh. ii, 5])
connected by the same navel or womb, uterine, of kindred blood, a blood-relation
sá—nābhi m. f. an uterine brother or sister (accord. to some = sa-piṇḍa, ‘a kinsman as far as the seventh degree’), [RV.]; [AV.]; [Mn.]; [BhP.]
sá—nābhi m. having a navel, naveled, [TS.]
resembling, like, equal to (gen. or comp.), [Bālar.]; [Vcar.]; [Vās.]
sanāthaसनाथsa—nātha mfn. having a master or protector, protected by (instr. or comp.), [Kāv.]; [Pur.]
having a lord or husband (ā f. ‘a woman whose husband is living’), [L.]
filled with persons, crowded (as an assembly), [Śāntiś.], Sch.
occupied by, possessed of, possessing, furnished or endowed with (instr. or comp.), [Kāv.]; [Pur.]; [Pañcat.] &c.
sanājūसनाजूsanā—jū́ mfn. nimble or active from of old, [RV.]
sanālīसनालीsa—nālī (ī), f. a procuress (?), [Gal.]
sanālaसनालsa—nāla mfn. furnished with a stalk, [MBh.]
sanāmaसनामsa—nāma mf(A)n. having the same name as (gen.), [MBh.]
sanāruसनारुm. N. of a teacher, [ŚBr.]
sanāyaसनायNom. P. °yati (only in dat. sg. of pr. p. sanāyaté [accord. to some w.r. for sánāya te] [RV. i, 62, 13]) ‘to be from of old’ or ‘linger, tarry’.
sanāyuसनायुsanāyú mfn. wishing for gain or reward, [RV.]; [AV.Paipp.]
See p. 1140, col. 3.
sanīḍaसनीडsá—nīḍa (sá-), mfn. (in [RV.] sá-nīḻa) having the same nest, closely united or related, kindred, skin, [RV.]; [AV.]
near, proximate (also °ḍaka), [L.]
sá—nīḍa m. n. vicinity, neighbourhood (°ḍe ind. ‘near, close to’), [Bhaṭṭ.]
sanīḍeसनीडेsá—nīḍe (e), ind., ‘near, close to’
sanakhaसनखw.r. for saṃ-nakha, q.v.
sanagaसनगsánaga m. N. of a teacher (of. sanaka), [ŚBr.]
sanajāसनजाsana—já or sana—jā́, mfn. born or produced long ago, old ancient, [RV.]
sanajaसनजsana—já or sana—jā́, mfn. born or produced long ago, old ancient, [RV.]
sanakaसनकsanaká mfn. former, old, ancient (°kāt ind. ‘from of old’), [RV.]
sanaká m. N. of a Ṛṣi (one of the four mind-born sons of Brahmā, described as one of the counsellors or companions of Viṣṇu and as inhabiting the Janar-loka; the other three are Sana, Sanatkumāra, and sa-nandana; some reckon seven of these mind-born sons), [MBh.]; [Hariv.]; [BhP.] (cf. [RTL. 422]); of an inspired legislator, [W.]
[cf. Lat. Seneca; Goth. sineigs.]
sananaसननn. gaining, acquiring (used in explaining sani; cf. su-ṣaṇana), [Nir. vi, 22.]
sanaraसनरsá—nara (sá-), mfn. together with men, [RV.]
sanatāसनताsanátā ind. from of old (with na, ‘never’), [RV.]
sanavaसनवm. or n. (?) N. of a desert, [Buddh.]
sanayaसनयsanáya or sánaya, mf(A)n. old, ancient, [RV.]
sanemiसनेमिsá—nemi (sá-), mfn. having a felly (as a wheel), [RV.]
complete, perfect, [ib.]
sá—nemi ind. completely, at all times, always, [ib.]
sánemi (accord. to some an instr. of sana = ‘from of old, always’).
saneruसनेरुsanéru mfn. (prob.) distributing, [RV. x, 106, 8] (= sambhaktṛ, [Sāy.])
sanitṛसनितृsánitṛ or sanitṛ́, mfn. gaining, obtaining, procuring, bestowing (with acc. or gen.), [RV.]; [TS.]; [TBr.]
sanitiसनितिsániti f. acquisition, obtainment, [RV.]
sanojāसनोजाsano—jā́ mfn. being from of old, eternal, [RV.]
sano-jā See col. 2.
santyaसन्त्यmfn. bestowing gifts, bountiful (only voc. in addressing Agni; accord. to others fr. sat = ‘benevolent, kind’), [RV.]
See p. 1141, col. 1.
sanutṛसनुतृmfn. (only in f(sa/nutrI). ) gaining, procuring, [RV.]
, saneru. See col. 1.
sanyasसन्यस्sányas mfn. = sánīyas, [RV.]
sanābhyaसनाभ्यsa—nābhya m. a blood-relation (to the seventh degree), [Mn. v, 84.]
sanājurसनाजुर्sanā—jur mfn. weak from age (or ‘long since aged’), [RV.]
sanāmanसनामन्sá—nāman (sá-), mf(mnI)n. = -nāma, [RV.]; [MBh.]
similar, like, [RV.]
sanīyasसनीयस्sánīyas mfn. being from of old, ancient, [TS.]
sanaṅguसनङ्गुm. or f. (perhaps fr. sanam + gu, ‘formerly a cow?’) a partic. object or substance prepared from leather, [Pāṇ. v, 1, 2], Vārtt. 1, [Pat.]
sanakātसनकात्(āt), ind., ‘from of old’
sanandīसनन्दीsa-nandī (ī), f. g. gaurādi.
sanandaसनन्दsa-nanda m. (i.e. 7. sa + n°) = sanandana, [BhP.]
sanatraसनत्रsanátra mf(I)n. = sanātana, [AV.]
sanidraसनिद्रsa—nidra mf(A)n. sleeping, asleep, [Kathās.]
sanimatसनिमत्sani—mát mfn. rich in gifts, liberal, [MaitrS.]
sanindaसनिन्दsa—ninda mfn. accompanied with censure or reproach (am ind.), [Śak.] (v.l.)
sanitraसनित्रsanítra n. a gift, oblation, [RV.]
saniturसनितुर्sanitúr ind. (accord. to [Sāy.] gen. of sanitṛ́ fr. √ san?) besides, without (with preceding acc.), [RV.]
sanitvaसनित्वsánitva mfn. to be gained or acquired, [ib.]
saniṣṭhaसनिष्ठsániṣṭha mf(A)n. gaining or acquiring most, [ib.]
saniṣyuसनिष्युsaniṣyú mfn. wishing to gain or acquire, eager for booty, [ib.]
sanmānaसन्मानsan—māna n. respect or esteem for the good, [W.] (frequently w.r. for sammāna).
sanmātṛसन्मातृsan—mātṛ f. a virtuous mother (see sānmātura).
sanmaṇiसन्मणिsan—maṇi m. a genuine gem, [Kathās.]
sanmatiसन्मतिsan—mati f. See a-san-m°
san—mati mfn. well-disposed, noble-minded, [Kathās.]
sanmuniसन्मुनिsan—muni See daiva-jña-san-m°.
sannadhīसन्नधीsanna—dhī mfn. depressed in mind, dispirited, [BhP.]
sannadaसन्नदsanna—da mfn. destroying, [Hariv.] ([Nīlak.])
sannakaसन्नकmfn. low, dwarfish, [L.]
m. = next, [L.]
santakaसन्तकmf(ikA)n. (fr. sat) belonging to (gen.), [Divyāv.]
sanutarसनुतर्sanutár ind. (perhaps orig. identical with prec.) aside, away, off, far from (abl.; with √ yu and dhā, ‘to keep away, ward off’), [ib.]
secretly, clandestinely, [Naigh. iii, 25.]
sanutyaसनुत्यsánutya mfn. furtive, lying furtively in ambush, [ib.]
sanāthīkṛसनाथीकृsa—nā°thī-√ kṛ P. -karoti, to cause to possess a master, afford shelter, protect, [Śak.]; [Kathās.]; [Hit.]; to occupy (a place), [VarBṛS.]
sanāthatāसनाथताsa—nātha—tā f. the state of having a protector or husband (acc. with √ i, ‘to take refuge with’), [Vcar.]; [Pañcat.]
sanāmakaसनामकsa—nāmaka mf(ikA)n. id., [Hariv.]
sa—nāmaka m. Hyperanthera Moringa, [L.]
sanātanīसनातनीsanātánī (ī), f. N. of Durgā, [Cat.]
of Lakṣmī or Sarasvatī, [L.]
sanātanaसनातनsanātána mf(I, m.c. also A)n. eternal, perpetual, permanent, everlasting, primeval, ancient, [ŚBr.] &c. &c.
sanātána m. N. of Brahmā, [L.]
of Viṣṇu, [Bhaṭṭ.]
of Śiva, [L.]
a guest of deceased ancestors, one who must always be fed whenever he attends Śrāddhas, [L.]
N. of a Ṛṣi (in [MBh.] and later ‘a mind-born son of Brahmā’), [TS.] &c. &c.
of a king, [Buddh.]
(with śarman and go-svāmin) of two authors, [Cat.]
sanātána m. pl. N. of partic. worlds, [Hariv.]
sanīhāraसनीहारsanī—hāra mfn. (cf. , col. 3) bringing or bestowing gifts, liberal, [ĀpŚr.]
sa—nīhāra mfn. (for sanī-hāra See col. 1) covered with mist or fog, [R.]
sanūpuraसनूपुरsa-nūpura mfn. adorned with anklets, [Drāhy.]
sanasayaसनसयm. (w.r. for śaṇa-śaya?) N. of a teacher, [ib.]
sanikāmaसनिकामsaní—kāma (saní-), mfn. desirous of gain or reward, [RV.]
sanikāraसनिकारsa—nikāra mfn. degrading (as punishment), [Mṛcch.]
sanimeṣaसनिमेषsa—nimeṣa mfn. winking (as an eye), [Kathās.]
sanindamसनिन्दम्sa—nindam (am), ind.
sanitvanसनित्वन्sanítvan n. a gift or reward, [ib.]
saniyamaसनियमsa—niyama mf(A)n. restricted, limited (-tva n.), [Kap.]
one who has undertaken a religious observance, [Vikr.]; [Kir.]
sanmārgaसन्मार्गsan—mārga m. the right path (fig.), [Mālav.]; [Kathās.] &c.
sanmātraसन्मात्रsan—mātra mfn. that of which only existence is predicable, [RāmatUp.]; [Śivag.]
san—mātra m. N. of Ātman, [MW.]
sanmitraसन्मित्रsan—mitra n. a good or true friend, [Bhartṛ.]
sannāmanसन्नामन्san—nāman n. good or beautiful name, [Nalod.]
san-nāman &c. See p. 1137, col. 3.
sannavācसन्नवाच्sanna—vāc mfn. speaking with low or feeble voice, [BhP.]
sannimatसन्निमत्sanni—mat mfn. desponding, despairing, [ib.]
sanutaraसनुतरsánutara mfn. furtive, clandestine, [ib.]
sanāliṅgaसनालिङ्गsanā—liṅga m. the son of a Vaiśya and a Ratha-kāri, [L.]
sanīsrasaसनीस्रसmfn. = sanisrasa, [Pāṇ. iv, 2, 74], Vārtt. 1, [Pat.]
sanaśrutaसनश्रुतsána—śruta (sána-), mfn. famous of old, [ib.]
N. of a man, [AitBr.]