"कन्यादान" meaning in Sanskrit

See कन्यादान in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /kɐn.jɑː.dɑː.nɐ/ [Vedic], [kɐj̃.jɑː.dɑː.nɐ] [Vedic], /kɐn̪.jɑː.d̪ɑː.n̪ɐ/ [Classical-Sanskrit]
Etymology: From कन्या (kanyā) + दान (dāna). Etymology templates: {{com|sa|कन्या|दान}} कन्या (kanyā) + दान (dāna) Head templates: {{sa-noun|g=n}} कन्यादान • (kanyādāna) stem, n Inflection templates: {{sa-decl-noun-n}} Forms: kanyādāna [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], कन्यादानम् [nominative, singular], कन्यादाने [dual, nominative], कन्यादानानि [nominative, plural], कन्यादाना1 [nominative, plural], कन्यादानम् [accusative, singular], कन्यादाने [accusative, dual], कन्यादानानि [accusative, plural], कन्यादाना1 [accusative, plural], कन्यादानेन [instrumental, singular], कन्यादानाभ्याम् [dual, instrumental], कन्यादानैः [instrumental, plural], कन्यादानेभिः1 [instrumental, plural], कन्यादानाय [dative, singular], कन्यादानाभ्याम् [dative, dual], कन्यादानेभ्यः [dative, plural], कन्यादानात् [ablative, singular], कन्यादानाभ्याम् [ablative, dual], कन्यादानेभ्यः [ablative, plural], कन्यादानस्य [genitive, singular], कन्यादानयोः [dual, genitive], कन्यादानानाम् [genitive, plural], कन्यादाने [locative, singular], कन्यादानयोः [dual, locative], कन्यादानेषु [locative, plural], कन्यादान [singular, vocative], कन्यादाने [dual, vocative], कन्यादानानि [plural, vocative], कन्यादाना1 [plural, vocative]
  1. giving a girl in marriage
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        "2": "कन्या",
        "3": "दान"
      },
      "expansion": "कन्या (kanyā) + दान (dāna)",
      "name": "com"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From कन्या (kanyā) + दान (dāna).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "kanyādāna",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sa-decl-noun-n",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कन्यादानम्",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कन्यादाने",
      "roman": "kanyādāne",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कन्यादानानि",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कन्यादाना1",
      "roman": "kanyādānā1",
      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "कन्यादानम्",
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        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "कन्यादाने",
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        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कन्यादानानि",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
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        "plural"
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कन्यादानाभ्याम्",
      "roman": "kanyādānābhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "instrumental"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कन्यादानैः",
      "roman": "kanyādānaiḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कन्यादानेभिः1",
      "roman": "kanyādānebhiḥ1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कन्यादानाय",
      "roman": "kanyādānāya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कन्यादानाभ्याम्",
      "roman": "kanyādānābhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कन्यादानात्",
      "roman": "kanyādānāt",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
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        "dual"
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      "source": "declension",
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      "form": "कन्यादानस्य",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "कन्यादानयोः",
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    },
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      "form": "कन्यादानेषु",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कन्यादान",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
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        "vocative"
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    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "vocative"
      ]
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      ]
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      },
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    }
  ],
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      "args": {},
      "name": "sa-decl-noun-n"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Sanskrit",
  "lang_code": "sa",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sanskrit terms with redundant transliterations",
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          "source": "w"
        }
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        "giving a girl in marriage"
      ],
      "id": "en-कन्यादान-sa-noun-QJPOgS3O",
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        [
          "girl",
          "girl"
        ],
        [
          "marriage",
          "marriage"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kɐn.jɑː.dɑː.nɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Vedic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kɐj̃.jɑː.dɑː.nɐ]",
      "tags": [
        "Vedic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kɐn̪.jɑː.d̪ɑː.n̪ɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Sanskrit"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "कन्यादान"
}
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        "2": "कन्या",
        "3": "दान"
      },
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      "name": "com"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From कन्या (kanyā) + दान (dāna).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "kanyādāna",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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      ]
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      ]
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    },
    {
      "form": "कन्यादानेन",
      "roman": "kanyādānena",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कन्यादानाभ्याम्",
      "roman": "kanyādānābhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "instrumental"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कन्यादानैः",
      "roman": "kanyādānaiḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कन्यादानेभिः1",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कन्यादानाय",
      "roman": "kanyādānāya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कन्यादानाभ्याम्",
      "roman": "kanyādānābhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "कन्यादानेभ्यः",
      "roman": "kanyādānebhyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कन्यादानात्",
      "roman": "kanyādānāt",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कन्यादानाभ्याम्",
      "roman": "kanyādānābhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कन्यादानेभ्यः",
      "roman": "kanyādānebhyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कन्यादानस्य",
      "roman": "kanyādānasya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "कन्यादानयोः",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "genitive"
      ]
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        "singular"
      ]
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    },
    {
      "form": "कन्यादानेषु",
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    {
      "form": "कन्यादान",
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      "form": "कन्यादाने",
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    },
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      "form": "कन्यादानानि",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कन्यादाना1",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "Sanskrit lemmas",
        "Sanskrit links with redundant alt parameters",
        "Sanskrit neuter nouns",
        "Sanskrit nouns",
        "Sanskrit nouns in Devanagari script",
        "Sanskrit terms with IPA pronunciation",
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kɐn.jɑː.dɑː.nɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Vedic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kɐj̃.jɑː.dɑː.nɐ]",
      "tags": [
        "Vedic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kɐn̪.jɑː.d̪ɑː.n̪ɐ/",
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  ],
  "word": "कन्यादान"
}

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