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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. चनcanaind.Not, not also, even not; आपश्चन प्र मिनाति व्रतं वाम् Rv.2.24.12; (not used by itself, but found used in…

    Not, not also, even not; आपश्चन प्र मिनाति व्रतं वाम् Rv.2.24.12; (not used by itself, but found used in combination with the pronoun किम् or its derivatives, such as कद्, कथं, क्व, कदा, कुतः to which it imparts an indefinite sense; see under किम्). Note: Some regard चन to be not a separate word, but a combination of च and न.

    In the Gita3·22

    न मे पार्थास्ति कर्तव्यं त्रिषु लोकेषु किञ्चन ।

    na me pārthāsti kartavyaṁ triṣu lokeṣu kiṁcana, — O Son of Pritha, I have no work that I need to do in all the three worlds, I have nothing that I have not gained and have yet to gain, and I abide… 3·22
    • किञ्चनkiñcanaaccusative singular of the neuter form of the pronoun kim (what, which, who) with the suffix cana emphasising the idea conveyed by it (any).
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  2. अकिंचनakiṃcanaa.Without anything, quite poor, utterly destitute, indigent, penniless; अकिंचनः सन् प्रभवः स संपदां Ku.5.77; न…

    [नास्ति किंचन यस्य]

    Without anything, quite poor, utterly destitute, indigent, penniless; अकिंचनः सन् प्रभवः स संपदां Ku.5.77; न द्वन्द्वदुःखमिह किंचिदकिंचनोपि Śi. 4.64 disinterested.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -नम् That which is worth nothing.

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  3. अकिंचनताakiṃcanatāRenunciation of everything, voluntary poverty (संन्यासाङ्गयमविशेषः); व्रतं दानं परिव्रज्या तपस्या नियम-…

    Renunciation of everything, voluntary poverty (संन्यासाङ्गयमविशेषः); व्रतं दानं परिव्रज्या तपस्या नियम- स्थितिः । अहिंसासूयतास्तेयब्रह्माकिंचनाता यमाः ॥ denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedत्वम् Poverty; अकिंचनत्वं मखजं व्यनक्ति R.5.16.

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  4. अकिंचनिमन्akiṃcanimanm.Poverty, utter destitution.

    [पृथ्वादिगण]

    Poverty, utter destitution.

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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. चनcana[ka-ná (SV. ka ná)] immediately following emphasized word: V. not even; without neg. meaning (rare) also…

    [ka-ná (Sâma-veda ka ná)] immediately following emphasized word: Veda, Vedic not even; without negative meaning (rare) also; after negative even; Classical (post-Vedic) Sanskrit (Equivalent to kid) only after interrogatives in indefinite sense, even, at all.

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  2. अकिंचनakiṃcana[a-kimkana] a. having nothing, poor; -tâ, f., -tva, n. poverty.

    [a-kimkana] adjective having nothing, poor; -tâ, feminine; also equal for, -tva, neuter poverty.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. चनcanaind. (च न्/अ SV.) and not, also not, even not, not even (this particle is placed after the word to which it…

    indeclinable (च न्/अ SV.) and not, also not, even not, not even (this particle is placed after the word to which it gives force; a preceding verb is accentuated [Pa1n2. 8-1, 57]; in Vedic language it is generally, but not always, found without any other negative particle, whereas in the later language another negative is usually added exempli gratia, 'for example' /आपश् चन्/अप्र्/अ मिनन्ति व्रत्/अं वां, "not even the waters violate your ordinance" fg-veda ii, 24, 12; न्/आ*ह विव्याच पृथिव्/ई चन्/आ*इनं, "the earth even does not contain him", iii, 36, 4; in class. Sanskr2it Sanskrit it is only used after the interrogatives क्/अ, कतर्/अ, कतम्/अ, कथम्, क्/अद्, कद्/आ, किम्, क्/उतस्, क्व, making them indefinite) fg-veda AV. etc. also fg-veda i, 139, 2; vi, 26, 7; viii, 78, 10.

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  2. अकिञ्चनakiñcanamfn. without anything, utterly destitute
    1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective without anything, utterly destitute
    2. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective disinterested
    3. neuter gender that which is worth nothing.
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  3. अकिञ्चनताakiñcanatāf. voluntary poverty (as practised by Jaina जैन ascetics).

    feminine voluntary poverty (as practised by Jaina जैन ascetics).

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  4. अकिञ्चनत्वakiñcanatvan. voluntary poverty (as practised by Jaina जैन ascetics).

    neuter gender voluntary poverty (as practised by Jaina जैन ascetics).

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