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Apte Dictionary

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

यापनyāpanaa.(-नी f.)
1. (-नी Feminine)
2. Causing to go or go away.
3. Curing.
4. Mitigating.
5. Supporting (life); ग्राम्य- माहारमादद्यादस्वाद्वपि हि यापनम् Mb.12.212.13. नम्, ना Causing to go away, driving out, expulsion, removal.
6. Cure or alleviation (of a disease).
7. Spending or passing time, as in कालयापनम्.
8. Delay, procrastination.
9. Support, maintenance; देवतातिथिशेषेण कुरुते देह- यापनम् Mb.3.26.6;12.213.17.
10. Practice, exercise; तत्र न व्यवधातव्यं परोक्षा धर्मयापना Mb.12.134.2 (com. धर्मयापना धर्मोपदेशः).
11. Loitering.
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अध्यापनम्adhyāpanamTeaching, instructing, lecturing, especially on sacred knowledge; one of the six duties of a Brāhmaṇa.…

[इ-णिच्-भावे-ल्युट्]

Teaching, instructing, lecturing, especially on sacred knowledge; one of the six duties of a Brāhmaṇa. According to Indian lawgivers अध्यापन is of three kinds: (1) undertaken for charity, (2) for wages and (3) in consideration of services rendered; Compare Hārīta: अध्यापनं च त्रिविधं धर्मार्थमृक्थ- कारणम् । शुश्रूषाकरणं चेति त्रिविधं परिकीर्तितम् ॥

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary

यापनyāpanamfn. causing to go or pass away, bringing to an end BhP.
1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective causing to go or pass away, bringing to an end BhP.
2. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective mitigating, alleviating, curing (as an injection) Car.
3. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective prolonging or supporting life MBh.
4. masculine gender (with संघ) Name of a particular Jaina जैन sect Bhadrab.
5. neuter gender and f(आ). causing to go, driving away Lexicographers
6. neuter gender causing time to pass away, delay, procrastination Ka1m. Ka1v.
7. neuter gender cure, alleviation (of a malady) Car.
8. neuter gender maintenance, support MBh.
9. neuter gender exercise, practice MBh.
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अध्यापनadhyāpanan. instruction, lecturing.

neuter gender instruction, lecturing.

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अव्यापन्नavyāpannamfn. not dead Megh.

masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective not dead Megh.

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अश्वत्त्थोद्यापनaśvattthodyāpanan. the ceremony of raising a bank of earth round a holy fig-tree, Cat.

neuter gender the ceremony of raising a bank of earth round a holy fig-tree, catalogue or catalogues

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आख्यापनākhyāpanan. causing to tell R. v, 72 (colophon).

neuter gender causing to tell R. v, 72 (colophon).

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आयापनāyāpanan. causing to come near, inviting
1. neuter gender causing to come near, inviting
2. neuter gender fetching.
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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary

अध्यापनadhyāpana[adhyâpana] n. instruction.

[adhyâpana] neuter instruction.

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अव्यापन्नavyāpanna[a-vi ͜ â-panna] pp. not having died, alive.

[a-vi ͜ â-panna] perfect passive participle not having died, alive.

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