Sanskrit manuscript in Devanāgarī

kuhana कुहन – deception; device; trick

adjective · substantive masculine · substantive neuter · Word type unspecified

Dictionary sources

AYI dictionary substantive neuter

deception; device; trick

Monier-Williams 1872 adjective

Original text · English · adjective

Kuhana, as, ā, am, envious, hypocritical; (as), m. a mouse, a rat; a snake; N. of a man; (ā), f. hypocrisy; assumed and false sanctity; the interested performance of religious austerities; (am), n. a small earthen vessel; a glass vessel.

Petersburger 1855 adjective · substantive masculine · substantive neuter · Word type unspecified

Original text · German · adjective · substantive masculine · substantive neuter

kuhana 1〉 adj. missgünstig, neidisch H. 391. MED. n. 52. HĀR. 156. — 2〉 m. a〉 Maus. — b〉 Schlange H. an. 3,367. — c〉 N. pr. eines Mannes MBH. 3,15598. — 3〉 f. ā Heuchelei AK. 2,7,52. H. 379. H. an. MED. — 4〉 n. a〉 eine Art Thongefäss. — b〉 ein Glasgeschirr MED. — Vgl. 2. kuha und kuhaka.

Original text · German · Word type unspecified

kuhana 4〉c〉 Gaukelei, Betrügerei: ˚caryā H. an. 2,121. caryā kuhanasya MED. ḍ. 17.

Böhtlingk 1879 adjective · substantive masculine · substantive neuter

Original text · German · adjective · substantive masculine · substantive neuter

kuhana — 1〉 *Adj. missgünstig, neidisch. — 2〉 m. — a〉 *Maus. — b〉 *Schlange. — c〉 N. pr. eines Mannes. — 3〉 *f. ā und n. Gaukelei, Betrügerei. — 4〉 *n. — a〉 eine Art Thongefäss. — b〉 Glasgeschirr.

Apte 1890 adjective · substantive masculine · substantive neuter

Original text · English · adjective · substantive masculine · substantive neuter

kuhana a. 1 Envious. 2 Hypocritical. — naḥ 1 A mouse. 2 A snake. — nā 1 Hypocrisy. 2 Assumed and false sanctity. 3 The interested performance of religious austerities, hypocrisy. — naṃ 1 A small earthen vessel. 2 A glass vessel.

Burnouf 1866 adjective

Original text · French · adjective

kuhana kuhana a. (kuh) envieux. — S. m. serpent; rat. — S. n. vase de verre ou de terre cuite. — kuhanā f. hypocrisie; affectation de piété, de sainteté, de vertu. kuhanikā f. hypocrisie, etc.

Occurrences in source texts (1)

VBT 1 occurrence
VBT 65–74: Joy and Enjoyment 1 occurrence

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