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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. दहनdahanaa.(-नी f.) [दह्-ल्युट्]
    1. (-नी Feminine) दह्-ल्युट्
    2. Burning, consuming by fire; Bh.1.71.
    3. Destructive, injurious; दहनं धाम विलोकनक्षमम् Ki.2.55.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -नः

      1. Fire; Mb.13.2.28.
      2. A pigeon.
      3. The number 'three.'
      4. A bad man.
      5. The Bhallātaka plant.
      6. Lead-wort. (चित्रक).
      7. The constellation कृत्तिका.

    • -नम्

      1. Burning, consuming by fire (Figurative also); अपरो दहने स्वकर्मणां ववृते ज्ञानमयेन वह्निना R.8.2.
      2. Cauterizing.
      3. Sour gruel.

    • -अरातिः water.

    • -उपलः the sun-stone.

    • -उल्का a firebrand.

    • -ऋक्षम् (दहनर्क्षम्) the constellaton कृत्तिका; Bṛi. S.1.19.

    • -केतनः smoke.

    • -प्रिया Svāhā, wife of Agni.

    • -सारथिः wind.

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  2. आदहनम्ādahanam1 Burning.
    1. 1 Burning.
    2. Injuring, killing.
    3. Reviling, despising.
    4. A cemetery, a place where anything is burnt (आदह्यतेऽस्मिन्निति); क्षिप्रं वै तस्यादहनं परि नृत्यन्ति केशिनीः Av.12.5.48.
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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. दहनdahana[dah-ana] a. (î) burning, consuming with fire; destroying (gnly. --˚); m. fire, Agni (f. --˚ a. â); n.…

    [dah-ana] adjective (î) burning, consuming with fire; destroying (generally --˚); masculine fire, Agni (feminine; also equal for --˚ adjective â); neuter burning: -karman, neuter act of burning; -garbha, adjective having inward fire, flashing with anger (eyes); - ͜ âtmaka, adjective whose nature consists in burning or causing grief.

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  2. अतिदहनात्मकatidahanātmaka[ati-dahana ͜ âtmaka] a. of too burning a nature.

    [ati-dahana ͜ âtmaka] adjective of too burning a nature.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. दहनdahanamf(ई)n. burning, consuming by fire, scorching, destroying (chiefly ifc.) Hariv. BhP. Bhartr2.
    1. mf(ई)neuter gender burning, consuming by fire, scorching, destroying (chiefly in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound') Hariv. BhP. Bhartr2.
    2. mf(ई)neuter gender (said of the धारणा of fire) Goraksh. 164
    3. masculine gender fire (of three kinds), Agni अग्नि Kaus3. MBh. etc. (in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound' f(आ). Hora1s3.)
    4. masculine gender the numeral three VarBr2S. Su1ryas.
    5. masculine gender one of the 5 forms of fire in the Sva1ha1-ka1ra स्वाहा-कार Hariv. 10465
    6. masculine gender a pigeon Lexicographers
    7. masculine gender Plumbago zeylanica Lexicographers
    8. masculine gender Anacardium officinarum Lexicographers
    9. masculine gender Name of an attendant of Skanda स्कन्द MBh. ix, 2536
    10. masculine gender Name of a Rudra रुद्र, i MatsyaP.
    11. neuter gender burning, consuming by fire Kaus3. 80 R. vii Ragh. etc.
    12. neuter gender cauterising Sus3r.
    13. neuter gender sour gruel Npr.
    14. (in compound)
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  2. आदहनādahanan. a place where anything is burnt AV. xii, 5, 48 A1s3vGr2. Kaus3.

    neuter gender a place where anything is burnt AV. xii, 5, 48 A1s3vGr2. Kaus3.

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  3. और्वदहनaurvadahanam. the submarine fire Ra1jat.

    masculine gender the submarine fire Ra1jat.

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  4. कन्दर्पदहनkandarpadahanan. a section of the S3iva-pura1n2a शिव-पुराण .

    neuter gender a section of the S3iva-pura1n2a शिव-पुराण .

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  5. कामदहनkāmadahanan. "the burning up of the god of love by S3iva शिव", N. of a chapter of the Lin3gaP.
    1. neuter gender "the burning up of the god of love by S3iva शिव", Name of a chapter of the Lin3gaP.
    2. neuter gender a particular festival on the day of full moon in the month Pha1lguna फाल्गुन .
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  6. त्रिपुरदहनtripuradahanam. id. L.
    1. masculine gender the same Lexicographers
    2. neuter gender Name of a drama
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