"वाचन" meaning in Sanskrit

See वाचन in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ʋɑː.t͡ɕɐ.nɐ/ [Vedic], /ˈʋɑː.t͡ɕɐ.n̪ɐ/ [Classical-Sanskrit]
Etymology: Vṛddhi derivative of वचन (vacaná). Etymology templates: {{root|sa|sa|वच्}}, {{root|sa|ine-pro|*wekʷ-}}, {{vrd|sa|वचन|tr=vacaná}} Vṛddhi derivative of वचन (vacaná) Head templates: {{sa-noun|g=n}} वाचन • (vācana) stem, n Inflection templates: {{sa-decl-noun-n}} Forms: vācana [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], वाचनम् [nominative, singular], वाचने [dual, nominative], वाचनानि [nominative, plural], वाचना1 [nominative, plural], वाचन [singular, vocative], वाचने [dual, vocative], वाचनानि [plural, vocative], वाचना1 [plural, vocative], वाचनम् [accusative, singular], वाचने [accusative, dual], वाचनानि [accusative, plural], वाचना1 [accusative, plural], वाचनेन [instrumental, singular], वाचनाभ्याम् [dual, instrumental], वाचनैः [instrumental, plural], वाचनेभिः1 [instrumental, plural], वाचनाय [dative, singular], वाचनाभ्याम् [dative, dual], वाचनेभ्यः [dative, plural], वाचनात् [ablative, singular], वाचनाभ्याम् [ablative, dual], वाचनेभ्यः [ablative, plural], वाचनस्य [genitive, singular], वाचनयोः [dual, genitive], वाचनानाम् [genitive, plural], वाचने [locative, singular], वाचनयोः [dual, locative], वाचनेषु [locative, plural]
  1. the act of reciting, recitation
    Sense id: en-वाचन-sa-noun-LvjWMCBF Categories (other): Sanskrit terms belonging to the root वच् Disambiguation of Sanskrit terms belonging to the root वच्: 24 40 36
  2. reading
    Sense id: en-वाचन-sa-noun-1wr8phUg Categories (other): Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header, Sanskrit terms belonging to the root वच्, Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations, Sanskrit terms with redundant transliterations, Sanskrit vrddhi derivatives Disambiguation of Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header: 22 54 24 Disambiguation of Sanskrit terms belonging to the root वच्: 24 40 36 Disambiguation of Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 11 79 10 Disambiguation of Sanskrit terms with redundant transliterations: 10 79 11 Disambiguation of Sanskrit vrddhi derivatives: 13 71 15
  3. chanting
    Sense id: en-वाचन-sa-noun-PuQ46gT2 Categories (other): Sanskrit terms belonging to the root वच् Disambiguation of Sanskrit terms belonging to the root वच्: 24 40 36
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        {
          "ref": "c. 700 CE – 900 CE, Bhāgavata Purāṇa 10.8.10",
          "text": "श्रीनन्द उवाच अलक्षितोऽस्मिन् रहसि मामकैरपि गोव्रजे। कुरु द्विजातिसंस्कारं स्वस्तिवाचनपूर्वकम्॥\nśrīnanda uvāca alakṣitoʼsmin rahasi māmakairapi govraje. kuru dvijātisaṃskāraṃ svastivācanapūrvakam.\nNanda Mahārāja said [to Garga Muni]: My dear great sage, if you think that your performing this process of purification will make Kaṃsa suspicious, then secretly do the chanting of Vedic hymns and perform the purifying process of second birth here in the cow shed of my house, without the knowledge of anyone else, even my relatives, for this process of purification is essential."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "chanting"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "chanting",
          "chanting"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ʋɑː.t͡ɕɐ.nɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Vedic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʋɑː.t͡ɕɐ.n̪ɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Sanskrit"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "वाचन"
}

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  "path": [
    "वाचन"
  ],
  "section": "Sanskrit",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "वाचन",
  "trace": ""
}

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