Sanskrit manuscript in Devanāgarī

nānā नाना – various; manifold

adjective · adverb · particle · substantive feminine · Word type unspecified

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AYI dictionary adjective · adverb

adjective

various; manifold

adverb

variously; in manifold ways

Cappeller 1891 adverb

Original text · English · adverb

nā́nā ·adv. differently, variously, distinctly, separately, o. adj., esp. °--; *as prep. without (instr., abl., or acc.).

Monier-Williams 1872 particle

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nānā nānā, ind. (probably a reduplication of the negative particle na or of the pronominal affix na in a-na &c.), in different or various ways, in different places, manifoldly, differently, variously; distinctly, separately; (when used as an adj. at the beginning of a comp. = ) of different kinds, of dif- ferent classes, various, sundry, different, manifold, diverse; (according to Pāṇ. II. 3, 32) = vinā, without (with gen., abl., inst.).

Petersburger 1855 adverb · Word type unspecified

Original text · German · adverb

nā́nā P. 5,2,27. gaṇa svarādi zu P. 1,1,37. 1〉 adv. auf verschiedene Weise, mannichfach; an verschiedenen Orten, besonders; = aneka und ubhaya AK. 3,4,32,9. (COLEBR. 3,4,28,9). H. an. 7,32. MED. avy. 45. nānā̱ hi tvā̱ havàmānā̱ janā̀ i̱me ṚV. 1,102,5. ṚV. 1,146,4. ṚV. 2,12,8. ṚV. 2,38,5. nānā̀ cakrāte̱ sadàna̱ṃ yathā̱ veḥ ṚV. 3,54,6. VS. 19,7. nānā̱ santàḥ ṚV. 10,67,10. nānā̱ hanū̱ vibhṛ̀te̱ saṃbhàrete ṚV. 10,79,1. tasmādidaṃ manaśca vākca samānameva sannāneva ŚAT. BR. 1,4,4,8. ŚAT. BR. 3,4,2,5. nāno vā etadyaddaivaṃ ca mānuṣaṃ ca ŚAT. BR. 7,3,1,10. ŚAT. BR. 14,7,2,21. TS. 4,3,11,3. ya iha nāneva paśyati KAṬHOP. 4,10. neha nānāsti kiṃ cana KAṬHOP. 4,11. nānā tu vidyā cāvidyā ca sind verschieden, nicht ein und dasselbe CHĀND. UP. 1,1,10. BHĀG. P. 1,2,32. BHĀG. P. 3,32,33. PRAB. 97,19. kuśau nānāntayorgṛhītvā besonders ĀŚV. GṚHY. 1,3,10. ĀŚV. GṚHY. 1,2,6. nānā citrāḥ (SCHL. verbindet die Worte zu einem comp.) kathāḥ verschiedene wunderbare Erzählungen R. 1,3,10. nānākṛtya = nānākāram P. 3,4,62. verschieden von (instr.): (viśvam) na nānā śaṃbhunā VOP. 5,10. Häufig am Anf. eines comp. die Stelle eines adj. vertretend in der Bed. verschieden, mannichfach: ˚devata AIT. BR. 6,10. ˚devatya ŚĀṄKH. ŚR. 16,7,8. ˚kāmā́ḥ ŚAT. BR. 7,1,1,26. ŚAT. BR. 8,1,1,6. ˚cetas ŚAT. BR. 8,7,2,3. ˚manas TS. 5,3,1,3. ˚vrata ebend. ˚janāḥ PAÑCAV. BR. 15,3,7. M. 9,148. M. 9,257. M. 9,267. N. 12,2. N. 12,4. N. 13,3. HIḌ. 1,19. BHAG. 1,9. R. 1,5,7. R. 1,5,10. R. 1,5,16. R. 1,9,5. R. 1,5,6. ˚deśādanuprāptaḥ R. 1,13,16. BHARTṚ. 2,38. VARĀH. BṚH. S. 45,34. VARĀH. BṚH. S. 59,10. VARĀH. BṚH. S. 104,2. VID. 250. HIT. 9,4. HIT. 27,14. BHĀG. P. 3,31,12. ˚pada (Gegens. samānapada) AV. PRĀT. 2,16. AV. PRĀT. 3,78. AV. PRĀT. 4,27. ˚padya TAITT. PRĀT. 1,60. ˚padīya TAITT. PRĀT. 1,6.⫽print_change — 2〉 praep. mit gen. abl. instr. P. 2,3,32. = vinā ohne AK. 3,5,3. H. 1527. H. an. MED.

Original text · German · Word type unspecified

nānā 1〉 verschieden, disparat: yadviruddhadharmādhyastaṃ tannānā yathā śītoṣṇe SARVADARŚANAS. 12,3. SARVADARŚANAS. 146,14. als adj. (!): nārīṣu nānāsu PAÑCAR. 3,1,13.

Böhtlingk 1879 adverb · substantive feminine

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1. nā́nā — 1〉 Adv. auf verschiedene Weise, mannichfach, verschieden, disparat, an verschiedenen Orten, besonders. nānā tu vidyā cāvidyā ca so v. a. Wissen und Nichtwissen sind zwei verschiedene [Page3-194-a] Dinge. *nānākṛtya = nānākāram. Häufig im Sinne eines Adj. (verschieden, mannichfach) gebraucht, insbes. am Anfange eines Comp. *viśvaṃ na nānā śaṃbhunā das Weltall ist nicht verschieden von Śaṃbhu. nārīṣu nānāsu befremdet in hohem Grade. — 2〉 *Präp. ohne, mit Instr., Abl. oder Acc.

Original text · German · substantive feminine

2. nānā f. s. nāna 2〉.

Apte 1890 particle

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nānā ind. 1 In different places, in different ways, manifoldly, variously. 2 Distinctly, separately. 3 Without (= vinā); (with acc., instr. or abl.); nānā nārīṃ niṣphalā lokayātrā Vop.; (viśvaṃ) na nānā śaṃbhunāṃ rāmāt varṣeṇādhokṣajovaṃraḥ ibid. 4 (Used as an adjective at the beginning of comp.) Manifold, various, sundry, different, diverse; nānāphalaiḥ phalati kalpalateva bhūmiḥ Bh. 2. 46; Bg. 1. 9, Ms. 9. 148. Comp. — atyaya a. of different kinds, manifold, diverse. — artha a. 1 having different aims or objects. 2 having different meanings, homonymous (as a word). — ātmavādin a. maintaining the Sāṃkhya doctrine that each individual has a soul distinct from the universal spirit. — kāraṃ ind. having done variously. — grahaḥ taking separately. — jātīya a. of diverse kinds or sorts. — dhvaniḥ a musical instrument producing more than one sound. — rasa a. of different or varying tastes; M. 1. 4. — rūpa a. of different forms, diverse, multiform, various. — varṇa a. of different colours. — vidha a. of various sorts, diverse, manifold. — vidhaṃ ind. in various ways. — vīrya a. having manifold energy.

Cappeller 1887 adverb

Original text · German · adverb

nā́nā Adv. verschiedentlich, mannigfach, besonders (oft adj., bes. ˚—.) *Präp. ohne (Instr., Abl. o. Acc.).

Burnouf 1866 particle

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nānā nānā indéc. [au comm. des composés] non unique, nombreux, varié. nānādhvani m. esp. d'instrument de musique. nānāprakāra a. de formes variées. nānārūpa a. multiforme. nānāvidha a. (vi; dhā) divisé en plusieurs parties, divers, varié, multiple.

Occurrences in source texts (15)

DYS 1 occurrence
DYS 2–8: Seeking a Teacher 1 occurrence

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HP 3 occurrences
HP 4.11*29-4.11*31: Transition to Nāda 1 occurrence

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HP 4.37-4.46: Listening to Nāda 2 occurrences

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PJH 1 occurrence
PJH 3-4: Perceiver and Perceived; Microcosm and Macrocosm 1 occurrence

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  • PJH 3 Segment 2

    Attested form: nānā

SiSa 10 occurrences
SiSa 1.20-1.31: Karma und Erkenntnis 3 occurrences

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SiSa 1.35-1.44: Täuschungs-Gleichnisse 1 occurrence

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SiSa 2.35-2.40: Jīva und Karma 2 occurrences

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SiSa 3.84-3.87: Siddhāsana 1 occurrence

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SiSa 4.51-4.59: Khecarīmudrā 2 occurrences

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SiSa 5.48-5.71: Innere Meditation 1 occurrence

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