imagining, fancying
imagining, fancying, Aṣṭāvakra-saṃhitā (Title) [ID=150351]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
भावनाbhāvanā
भावना (bhāvanā) is a Sanskrit word meaning promoting or effecting welfare, imagining, fancying, teaching, a creator, producer, an epithet of Shiva, of Vishnu. Its 28 recorded definitions are grouped into 12 contexts, among them Mental Conception & Contemplation, Causing, Producing, Promoting & Agent, Specific Concrete Objects.
- Root
- बन्ध् (bandh)
- Definitions
- 28
Meanings by context
Mental Conception & Contemplation
6 definitions
Conception, imagination, fancy, thought, or meditation.
forming in the mind, conception, apprehension, imagination, supposition, fancy, thought, meditation (°नया (°nayā) ind. in thought, in imagination; °नाम्-√बन्ध् (°nām-√bandh), with loc., to occupy one's imagination with, direct one's thoughts to), Mahābhārata (Title) ; Kāvya literature (Literary category) ; Śaṃkarācārya [Cologne Addition] (Author) ; Vedāntasāra (Title) &c. [ID=150358]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
that cause of memory which arises from direct perception
(in logic) that cause of memory which arises from direct perception, Tarkasaṃgraha (Title) [ID=150359]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
reflection, contemplation
reflection, contemplation (5 kinds with Buddhists, Monier-Williams’ Buddhism in its connexion with Brāhmaṇism and Hindūism: and in its contrast with Christianity (Title) 128 ) [ID=150363]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
right conception or notion
(with Jainas) right conception or notion [ID=150366]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
in thought or imagination
(H2C) [Printed book page 755,1]
भावनया (bhāvanayā) ind., in thought, in imagination [ID=150373.1]
भावनया (bhāvanayā) ind., in thought, in imagination [ID=150373.1]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
Causing, Producing, Promoting & Agent
5 definitions
causing to be, effecting, producing, displaying, manifesting
(H2) [Printed book page 755,1]
2. भा (bhā)वन (bhāvana) mf(ई (ī))n. (fr. Caus.; for 1. See 2. भा (bhā) p. 750) causing to be, effecting, producing, displaying, manifesting, Mahābhārata (Title) ; Kāvya literature (Literary category) ; Bhāgavata-purāṇa (Title) [ID=150349]
2. भा (bhā)वन (bhāvana) mf(ई (ī))n. (fr. Caus.; for 1. See 2. भा (bhā) p. 750) causing to be, effecting, producing, displaying, manifesting, Mahābhārata (Title) ; Kāvya literature (Literary category) ; Bhāgavata-purāṇa (Title) [ID=150349]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
promoting or effecting welfare
promoting or effecting any one's (gen. or comp.) welfare, Mahābhārata (Title) ; Rāmāyaṇa (Title) &c. [ID=150350]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
a creator, producer
भावन (bhāvana) m. a creator, producer, efficient, Mahābhārata (Title) ; Kāvya literature (Literary category) [ID=150353]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
the act of producing or effecting
भावन (bhāvana) (आ (ā)), f., and n. the act of producing or effecting, Nirukta, by Yāska (Title) ; Sāhitya-darpaṇa (Title) ; Bhāgavata-purāṇa (Title) [ID=150357]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
furthering or promoting
(H2B) [Printed book page 755,1]
भावन (bhāvana) n. furthering, promoting, Mahābhārata (Title) [ID=150371]
भावन (bhāvana) n. furthering, promoting, Mahābhārata (Title) [ID=150371]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
Specific Concrete Objects
3 definitions
a crow
a crow, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ID=150369]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
water
water, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ID=150370]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
the fruit of Dillenia speciosa
the fruit of Dillenia Speciosa, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ID=150372]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
Application of Substances, Saturation
2 definitions
application of perfumes
application of perfumes &c. (= अधिवासन (adhivāsana)), Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ID=150360]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
saturating powder with fluid, steeping, infusion
saturating any powder with fluid, steeping, infusion, Śārṅgadhara-saṃhitā (Title) [ID=150364]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
Deities (Śiva, Viṣṇu)
2 definitions
an epithet of Shiva
N. of Śiva (= ध्यातृ (dhyātṛ)), Mahābhārata (Title) [ID=150354]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
of Vishnu
of Viṣṇu, Apte’s The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary (Title) [ID=150355]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
Grammatical/Referential Note
2 definitions
of the preceding
(H2) [Printed book page 755,1]
भावना (bhāvanā) b f. of prec., in comp. [ID=150374]
भावना (bhāvanā) b f. of prec., in comp. [ID=150374]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
The same as bhavana
भावन (bhāvana)ा (bhāvanā) [Printed book page 525-03]
भावन (bhāvana)ा (bhāvanā) f. The same as भावन (bhāvana) (III) q.v. [(3) भावन (bhāvana)या त्वयि लीना (bhāvanayā tvayi līnā) Git.G. iv.; (5) भावन (bhāvana)ा (bhāvanā)मात्रजन्यं ज्ञानं स्मृतिः (bhāvanāmātrajanyaṃ jñānaṃ smṛtiḥ) T.S. ; (8) विभागभावन (bhāvana)ा (bhāvanā) ज्ञेया (vibhāgabhāvanā jñeyā) Yaj. ii.149.] [ID=27437]
भावन (bhāvana)ा (bhāvanā) f. The same as भावन (bhāvana) (III) q.v. [(3) भावन (bhāvana)या त्वयि लीना (bhāvanayā tvayi līnā) Git.G. iv.; (5) भावन (bhāvana)ा (bhāvanā)मात्रजन्यं ज्ञानं स्मृतिः (bhāvanāmātrajanyaṃ jñānaṃ smṛtiḥ) T.S. ; (8) विभागभावन (bhāvana)ा (bhāvanā) ज्ञेया (vibhāgabhāvanā jñeyā) Yaj. ii.149.] [ID=27437]
— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary
Moral, Essence, Nature
2 definitions
the moral of a fable
the moral of a fable, Hemacandra’s Pariśiṣṭaparvan (Title) [ID=150367]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
nature or essence
(ifc.) nature, essence, Rāmatāpanīya-upaniṣad (Title) [ID=150373]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
Named Texts & Time Periods
2 definitions
of the twenty-second Kalpa
of the 22nd Kalpa (q.v.) [ID=150356]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
Name of an Upanishad
N. of an Upaniṣad [ID=150368]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
Demonstration & Ascertainment
1 definition
demonstration, argument, ascertainment
(H2B) [Printed book page 755,1]
भावना (bhāvanā) a (आ (ā)), f. demonstration, argument, ascertainment, Yājñavalkya (Author) [ID=150361]
भावना (bhāvanā) a (आ (ā)), f. demonstration, argument, ascertainment, Yājñavalkya (Author) [ID=150361]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
Feeling, Sentiment, Devotion
1 definition
feeling of devotion or faith in
feeling of devotion, faith in (loc.), Pañcatantra (Title) [ID=150362]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
Mathematical Operation
1 definition
finding by combination or composition
(in arithm.) finding by combination or composition [ID=150365]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
Teaching
1 definition
teaching
teaching, Mahābhārata (Title) [ID=150352]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
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