अभिमानabhimāna1 Pride (in a good sense), self-respect, honourable or worthy feeling; सदाभिमानैकधना हि मानिनः Śi.1.67…
- 1 Pride (in a good sense), self-respect, honourable or worthy feeling; सदाभिमानैकधना हि मानिनः Śi.1.67; त्यक्त्वा जातिकुलाभिमानमुचितम् Bh.3.5. अभिमानधनस्य गत्वरैः Ki.2.19; संकल्पयोनेरभिमानभूतम् Ku.3.24.
- Selfconceit, pride, arrogance, haughtiness, egotism, highopinion of oneself; शिथिलdenotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be supplied नाः संवृत्ताः M.2, Bh.3.46, Bg.16.4.; (अतिमानः is another reading) denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedवत् proud, conceited.
- Referring all objects to self, the act of अहंकार, personality, misconception (मित्याज्ञानम्), see अहंकार.
- Conceit, conception; supposition, belief, opinion; मुनिरस्मि निरागसः कुतो मे भयमित्येष न भूतयेऽभिमानः Ki.13.7.
- Knowledge, consciousness (बुद्धि, ज्ञान); साधारण्याभिमानतः S. D.
- Affection, love.
- Desire, wishing for.
- Laying claim to.
- Injury, Killing, seeking to injure.
- A sort of state occasioned by love.
Derived forms and compounds
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-नम् Authority (प्रमाण); ये चरन्त्यभिमानानि सृष्टार्थ- मनुषङ्गिणः Mb.12.168.23.
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-शालिन् Adjective proud.
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-शून्य Adjective void of pride or arrogance, humble.
Source: Apte