"नयन" meaning in Sanskrit

See नयन in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /nɐ.jɐ.nɐ/ [Vedic], /n̪ɐ.jɐ.n̪ɐ/ [Classical-Sanskrit]
Etymology: A compound of नय् (nay, “to guide, lead”) + -अन (-ana); the sense of "eye" is due to the fact that it is the primary sensory or "guiding" organ. Compare नेत्र (netra), with similar formation and origin. Head templates: {{sa-noun|g=n|tr=nayana}} नयन • (nayana) stem, n Inflection templates: {{sa-decl-noun-a-n|नय|न|naya|n|n=t}}, {{sa-decl-noun|abd=नयनाभ्याम्|abp=नयनेभ्यः|abs=नयनात्|acd=नयने|acp=नयनाणि|acs=नयनम्|dd=नयनाभ्याम्|dp=नयनेभ्यः|ds=नयनाय|gd=नयनयोः|gp=नयनाणाम्|gs=नयनस्य|id=नयनाभ्याम्|ip=नयनैः|is=नयनेण|ld=नयनयोः|lp=नयनेषु|ls=नयने|nd=नयने|np=नयनाणि|ns=नयनम्|title=Neuter a-stem declension of <i class="Deva mention" lang="sa">नयन</i>|vd=नयने|vp=नयनाणि|vs=नयन|width=60}}, {{sa-decl-noun/cell|नयनम्}}, {{sa-decl-noun/cell|नयनस्य}}, {{sa-decl-noun/cell|नयनम्}}, {{sa-decl-noun/cell|नयने}}, {{sa-decl-noun/cell|नयनाणि}}, {{sa-decl-noun/cell|नयनम्}}, {{sa-decl-noun/cell|नयने}}, {{sa-decl-noun/cell|नयनाणि}}, {{sa-decl-noun/cell|नयनेण}}, {{sa-decl-noun/cell|नयनाभ्याम्}}, {{sa-decl-noun/cell|नयनैः}}, {{sa-decl-noun/cell|नयनाय}}, {{sa-decl-noun/cell|नयनाभ्याम्}}, {{sa-decl-noun/cell|नयनेभ्यः}}, {{sa-decl-noun/cell|नयनात्}}, {{sa-decl-noun/cell|नयनाभ्याम्}}, {{sa-decl-noun/cell|नयनेभ्यः}}, {{sa-decl-noun/cell|नयनस्य}}, {{sa-decl-noun/cell|नयनयोः}}, {{sa-decl-noun/cell|नयनाणाम्}}, {{sa-decl-noun/cell|नयने}}, {{sa-decl-noun/cell|नयनयोः}}, {{sa-decl-noun/cell|नयनेषु}}, {{sa-decl-noun/cell|नयन}}, {{sa-decl-noun/cell|नयने}}, {{sa-decl-noun/cell|नयनाणि}} Forms: nayana [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], नयनम् [nominative, singular], नयने [dual, nominative], नयनाणि [nominative, plural], नयनम् [accusative, singular], नयने [accusative, dual], नयनाणि [accusative, plural], नयनेण [instrumental, singular], नयनाभ्याम् [dual, instrumental], नयनैः [instrumental, plural], नयनाय [dative, singular], नयनाभ्याम् [dative, dual], नयनेभ्यः [dative, plural], नयनात् [ablative, singular], नयनाभ्याम् [ablative, dual], नयनेभ्यः [ablative, plural], नयनस्य [genitive, singular], नयनयोः [dual, genitive], नयनाणाम् [genitive, plural], नयने [locative, singular], नयनयोः [dual, locative], नयनेषु [locative, plural], नयन [singular, vocative], नयने [dual, vocative], नयनाणि [plural, vocative]
  1. (anatomy) eye
    Sense id: en-नयन-sa-noun-R8IVtfcO Categories (other): Anatomy Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
  2. leading organ
    Sense id: en-नयन-sa-noun-Jt1pY8QN
  3. conducting, guiding, directing
    Sense id: en-नयन-sa-noun-llKpz89d Categories (other): Pages with entries, Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header, Sanskrit terms with redundant transliterations Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 1 12 36 1 1 12 Disambiguation of Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header: 18 13 70 Disambiguation of Sanskrit terms with redundant transliterations: 25 19 56
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: नेत्र (netra), अक्षि (akṣi), चक्षु (cakṣu), लोचन (locana)
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  "lang": "Sanskrit",
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  "pos": "noun",
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        "medicine",
        "sciences"
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          "conducting",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "netra",
      "word": "नेत्र"
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      "roman": "akṣi",
      "word": "अक्षि"
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      "roman": "cakṣu",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "locana",
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}
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    "Sanskrit neuter nouns",
    "Sanskrit nouns",
    "Sanskrit nouns in Devanagari script",
    "Sanskrit palindromes",
    "Sanskrit terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Sanskrit terms with redundant transliterations"
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "inc-hnd",
            "2": "-"
          },
          "expansion": "Hindustani:",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Hindustani:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "hi",
            "2": "नैन"
          },
          "expansion": "Hindi: नैन (nain)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Hindi: नैन (nain)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ur",
            "2": "نَین"
          },
          "expansion": "Urdu: نَین (nain)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Urdu: نَین (nain)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pa",
            "2": "ਨੈਣ"
          },
          "expansion": "Punjabi: ਨੈਣ (naiṇ)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Punjabi: ਨੈਣ (naiṇ)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "bn",
            "2": "নয়ন",
            "lbor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Bengali: নয়ন (noẏon) (learned)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Bengali: নয়ন (noẏon) (learned)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "hi",
            "2": "नयन",
            "lbor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Hindi: नयन (nayan) (learned)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Hindi: नयन (nayan) (learned)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ml",
            "2": "നയനം",
            "lbor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Malayalam: നയനം (nayanaṁ) (learned)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Malayalam: നയനം (nayanaṁ) (learned)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "mr",
            "2": "नयन",
            "lbor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Marathi: नयन (nayan) (learned)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Marathi: नयन (nayan) (learned)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "or",
            "2": "ନୟନ",
            "lbor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Odia: ନୟନ (nayana) (learned)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Odia: ନୟନ (nayana) (learned)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pi",
            "2": "nayana",
            "lbor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Pali: nayana (learned)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Pali: nayana (learned)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ta",
            "2": "நயனம்",
            "lbor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Tamil: நயனம் (nayaṉam) (learned)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Tamil: நயனம் (nayaṉam) (learned)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "te",
            "2": "నయనము",
            "lbor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Telugu: నయనము (nayanamu) (learned)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Telugu: నయనము (nayanamu) (learned)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "A compound of नय् (nay, “to guide, lead”) + -अन (-ana); the sense of \"eye\" is due to the fact that it is the primary sensory or \"guiding\" organ. Compare नेत्र (netra), with similar formation and origin.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "nayana",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sa-decl-noun-a-n",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "a-stem",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "नयनम्",
      "roman": "nayanam",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "नयने",
      "roman": "nayane",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "नयनाणि",
      "roman": "nayanāṇi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "नयनम्",
      "roman": "nayanam",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "नयने",
      "roman": "nayane",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "नयनाणि",
      "roman": "nayanāṇi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "नयनेण",
      "roman": "nayaneṇa",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "नयनाभ्याम्",
      "roman": "nayanābhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "instrumental"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "नयनैः",
      "roman": "nayanaiḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "नयनाय",
      "roman": "nayanāya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "नयनाभ्याम्",
      "roman": "nayanābhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "नयनेभ्यः",
      "roman": "nayanebhyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "नयनात्",
      "roman": "nayanāt",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "नयनाभ्याम्",
      "roman": "nayanābhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "नयनेभ्यः",
      "roman": "nayanebhyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "नयनस्य",
      "roman": "nayanasya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "नयनयोः",
      "roman": "nayanayoḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "नयनाणाम्",
      "roman": "nayanāṇām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "नयने",
      "roman": "nayane",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "नयनयोः",
      "roman": "nayanayoḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "locative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "नयनेषु",
      "roman": "nayaneṣu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "नयन",
      "roman": "nayana",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "नयने",
      "roman": "nayane",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "नयनाणि",
      "roman": "nayanāṇi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "n",
        "tr": "nayana"
      },
      "expansion": "नयन • (nayana) stem, n",
      "name": "sa-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "नय",
        "2": "न",
        "3": "naya",
        "4": "n",
        "n": "t"
      },
      "name": "sa-decl-noun-a-n"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "abd": "नयनाभ्याम्",
        "abp": "नयनेभ्यः",
        "abs": "नयनात्",
        "acd": "नयने",
        "acp": "नयनाणि",
        "acs": "नयनम्",
        "dd": "नयनाभ्याम्",
        "dp": "नयनेभ्यः",
        "ds": "नयनाय",
        "gd": "नयनयोः",
        "gp": "नयनाणाम्",
        "gs": "नयनस्य",
        "id": "नयनाभ्याम्",
        "ip": "नयनैः",
        "is": "नयनेण",
        "ld": "नयनयोः",
        "lp": "नयनेषु",
        "ls": "नयने",
        "nd": "नयने",
        "np": "नयनाणि",
        "ns": "नयनम्",
        "title": "Neuter a-stem declension of <i class=\"Deva mention\" lang=\"sa\">नयन</i>",
        "vd": "नयने",
        "vp": "नयनाणि",
        "vs": "नयन",
        "width": "60"
      },
      "name": "sa-decl-noun"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "नयनम्"
      },
      "name": "sa-decl-noun/cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "नयनस्य"
      },
      "name": "sa-decl-noun/cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "नयनम्"
      },
      "name": "sa-decl-noun/cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "नयने"
      },
      "name": "sa-decl-noun/cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "नयनाणि"
      },
      "name": "sa-decl-noun/cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "नयनम्"
      },
      "name": "sa-decl-noun/cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "नयने"
      },
      "name": "sa-decl-noun/cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "नयनाणि"
      },
      "name": "sa-decl-noun/cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "नयनेण"
      },
      "name": "sa-decl-noun/cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "नयनाभ्याम्"
      },
      "name": "sa-decl-noun/cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "नयनैः"
      },
      "name": "sa-decl-noun/cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "नयनाय"
      },
      "name": "sa-decl-noun/cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "नयनाभ्याम्"
      },
      "name": "sa-decl-noun/cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "नयनेभ्यः"
      },
      "name": "sa-decl-noun/cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "नयनात्"
      },
      "name": "sa-decl-noun/cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "नयनाभ्याम्"
      },
      "name": "sa-decl-noun/cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "नयनेभ्यः"
      },
      "name": "sa-decl-noun/cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "नयनस्य"
      },
      "name": "sa-decl-noun/cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "नयनयोः"
      },
      "name": "sa-decl-noun/cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "नयनाणाम्"
      },
      "name": "sa-decl-noun/cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "नयने"
      },
      "name": "sa-decl-noun/cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "नयनयोः"
      },
      "name": "sa-decl-noun/cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "नयनेषु"
      },
      "name": "sa-decl-noun/cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "नयन"
      },
      "name": "sa-decl-noun/cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "नयने"
      },
      "name": "sa-decl-noun/cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "नयनाणि"
      },
      "name": "sa-decl-noun/cell"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Sanskrit",
  "lang_code": "sa",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "sa:Anatomy"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "eye"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "anatomy",
          "anatomy"
        ],
        [
          "eye",
          "eye"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(anatomy) eye"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "anatomy",
        "medicine",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "leading organ"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "leading",
          "leading"
        ],
        [
          "organ",
          "organ"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "conducting, guiding, directing"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "conducting",
          "conducting"
        ],
        [
          "guiding",
          "guiding"
        ],
        [
          "directing",
          "directing"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/nɐ.jɐ.nɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Vedic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/n̪ɐ.jɐ.n̪ɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Sanskrit"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "netra",
      "word": "नेत्र"
    },
    {
      "roman": "akṣi",
      "word": "अक्षि"
    },
    {
      "roman": "cakṣu",
      "word": "चक्षु"
    },
    {
      "roman": "locana",
      "word": "लोचन"
    }
  ],
  "word": "नयन"
}

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