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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. ध्यानdhyānaMeditation, reflection, thought; contemplation; ज्ञानाद् ध्यानं विशिष्यते Bg.12.12; Ms.1.12; 6.72.

    [ध्यै-भावे-ल्युट्]

    1. Meditation, reflection, thought; contemplation; ज्ञानाद् ध्यानं विशिष्यते Bg.12.12; Ms.1.12; 6.72.
    2. Especially, abstract contemplation, religious meditation; तदैव ध्यानादवगतोऽस्मि Ś.7; ध्यानस्तिमितलोचनः R.1.73.
    3. Divine intuition or discernment.
    4. Mental representation of the personal attributes of a deity; इति ध्यानम्.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -गम्या Adjective attainable by meditation only; योगिभिर्ध्यानगम्यम् Viṣṇustotra.

    • -तत्पर, -निष्ठ, -पर Adjective lost in thought, absorbed in meditation, contemplative.

    • -धिष्ण्य Adjective suitable for ध्यान; रूपं चेदं पौरुषं ध्यानधिष्ण्यम् Bhāg.1.3.28.

    • -मात्रम् mere thought or reflection.

    • -मुद्रा a prescribed attitude in which to meditate on a deity.

    • -योगः profound meditation.

    • -स्थ Adjective absorbed in meditation; lost in thought.

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  2. अनुध्यानanudhyānap. p.Mused, thought of &c.

    Mused, thought of etc.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -तम्, -नम्

      1. ध्यै-ल्युट्
      2. Thought; अनुध्यानानन्तरमेव K.262; meditation, religious contemplation.
      3. Thinking of, remembrance; या नः प्रीतिर्विरूपाक्ष त्वदनुध्यानसम्भवा Ku.6.21.
      4. Wishing well of, affectionate solicitude for; अनुध्या- नैरुपेतव्यं वत्सयोर्भद्रमस्तु वः (Vartious reading अनुध्यातै) Ubbayapada (Parasmaipada and Atmanepada)7.11; सा त्वमम्ब स्नुषायामरुन्धतीव सीतायां शिवानुध्यानपरां भव Ubbayapada (Parasmaipada and Atmanepada)1.
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  3. अपध्यानम्apadhyānam1 Evil thoughts, thinking ill of, cursing mentally; तदपध्यानात् पिशाचतामुपगतम् K.29.
    1. 1 Evil thoughts, thinking ill of, cursing mentally; तदपध्यानात् पिशाचतामुपगतम् K.29.
    2. Meditation upon things which are not to be thought of. (Jain).
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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. ध्यानdhyāna[dhyâ ͜ ana] n. meditation; religious contemplation: -tatpara, a. lost in thought; -dhîra, a. absorbed in…

    [dhyâ ͜ ana] neuter meditation; religious contemplation: -tatpara, adjective lost in thought; -dhîra, adjective absorbed in thought; -para, adjective the same; -yoga, masculine deep meditation, religious ab sorption; -vat, adjective devoted to religious medi tation; -sthita, perfect passive participle absorbed in thought.

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  2. अभिध्यानabhidhyāna[abhi-dhyâna] n. thinking of (g.); desire for (lc.).

    [abhi-dhyâna] neuter thinking of (genitive); desire for (locative).

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. ध्यानdhyānan. meditation, thought, reflection, (esp.) profound and abstract religious meditation, (˚नम् आपद्, आ-√स्था or…
    1. neuter gender meditation, thought, reflection, (especially) profound and abstract religious meditation, (that the rest of a word is to be suppliedनम् आपद्, आ-√स्था or that the rest of a word is to be suppliedनं-√गम्, to indulge in r religious m meditation) ChUp. Mn. MBh. Ka1v. etc. (with Buddhists Buddhists divided into 4 stages MWB. 209 Dharmas. lxxii; but also into 3 ibidem cix)
    2. neuter gender mental representation of the personal attributes of a deity W.
    3. neuter gender insensibility, dulness Bhpr.
    4. masculine gender Name of a particular personification MaitrS.
    5. masculine gender of the 11th day of the light half in Brahma ब्रह्म 's month Pur.
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  2. अनादिमध्यान्तanādimadhyāntamfn. having no beginning, middle or end.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective having no beginning, middle or end.

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  3. अनुध्यानanudhyānan. meditation, religious contemplation, solicitude.

    neuter gender meditation, religious contemplation, solicitude.

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  4. अन्तर्ध्यानantardhyānan. profound inward meditation.

    neuter gender profound inward meditation.

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  5. अपध्यानapadhyānan. envy, jealousy MBh. &c.
    1. neuter gender envy, jealousy MBh. etc.
    2. neuter gender meditation upon things which are not to be thought of. Jain.
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