Nidrana, Nidrāṇa, Nidraṇa: 7 definitions
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Nidrana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)
Source: Wisdom Library: Raj NighantuNidraṇa (निद्रण) refers to a “half-closed/half-opnened bud” (of a flower), as mentioned in a list of ten synonyms, according to the second chapter (dharaṇyādi-varga) of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu (an Ayurvedic encyclopedia). The Dharaṇyādi-varga covers the lands, soil, mountains, jungles and vegetation’s relations between trees [viz., Nidraṇa] and plants and substances, with their various kinds.
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryNidrāṇa (निद्राण).—a.
1) Sleeping, asleep.
2) Shut, closed (as a bud).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryNidrāṇa (निद्राण).—mfn.
(-ṇaḥ-ṇā-ṇaṃ) 1. Asleep, sleepy, drowsy. 2. Shut up, closed. E. nidrā as above, affix kta . ni + drā-tasya naḥ .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryNidrāṇa (निद्राण).—[adjective] sleeping, asleep.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Nidrāṇa (निद्राण):—[=ni-drāṇa] [from ni-drā] mfn. asleep, sleeping, [Rājataraṅgiṇī]
2) [v.s. ...] shut up, closed (as a blossom), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryNidrāṇa (निद्राण):—[ni-drāṇa] (ṇaḥ-ṇā-ṇaṃ) p. Asleep; shut.
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusNidrāṇa (ನಿದ್ರಾಣ):—[adjective] sleepling; drowsy; asleep.
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Nidrāṇa (ನಿದ್ರಾಣ):—[noun] a man who is sleeping.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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