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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary

अनयanayaBad management or conduct; injustice; unfairness; समृद्धिरनयाद्विनश्यति Pt.1.169; Bh. 2.42.
[अप्रशस्तो नयः]
1. Bad management or conduct; injustice; unfairness; समृद्धिरनयाद्विनश्यति Pt.1.169; Bh. 2.42.
2. Bad policy or course of conduct, evil course; अनयो नयसंकाशो हृदयान्नापसर्पति Pt.3.184.
3. Adversity, calamity, distress; जीवेदेतेन राजन्यः सर्वेष्वप्यनयं गतः Ms.1.95 reduced to straits; 12.
4. अयः शुभावहो विधिस्तदन्यः अनयः Misfortune, adversity; ill-luck. Compare अनयो व्यसने दैवे चाशुभे चापदि स्मृतः । Nm.
5. A variety of dice-play, gambling पतञ्जलि on ParasmaipadaV.2.9. शाणा वामवर्तेन अभीष्टस्थाननयनम्
6. A deceit, fraud; एवं चेदुपसर्पेतामनयं रामलक्ष्मणौ Rām.6.8.18.
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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary

अनयanaya[a-naya] m. indiscretion, imprudence, bad conduct.
1. [a-naya] masculine indiscretion, imprudence, bad conduct.
2. [an-aya] masculine ill-luck, misfortune.
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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary

अनयanayam. bad management
1. masculine gender bad management
2. masculine gender bad conduct (gambling, etc.)
3. masculine gender evil course, ill luck
4. masculine gender misfortune, adversity (confer, compare अया*नय sub voce, the word in the Sanskrit order अय .)
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अनयंगतanayaṃgatamfn. fallen into misfortune.

masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective fallen into misfortune.

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