Sanskrit Dictionary

Select your preferred input and type any Sanskrit or English word. Enclose the word in “” for an EXACT match e.g. “yoga”.

Grammar Search

"vedhana" has 1 results

vedhana: neuter vocative singular stem: vedhana

Amarakosha Search

1 result

Word	Reference	Gender	Number	Synonyms	Definition

baliśam	1.10.16	Neuter	Singular	matsyavedhanam	goad

Monier-Williams Search

9 results for vedhana

vedhana

n. piercing, hitting (with an arrow)

n. penetration, excavation

n. affecting with (instrumental case)

n. depth (see 2. vedha-)

n. puncturing, pricking, wounding

n. piercing strongly

m. idem or 'm. a sort of ghoṣā- with white flowers '

n. "fish-piercing", a fish-hook, angle

n. (

) piercing the veins, venesection.

Apte Search

1 result


vedhanam	वेधनम् 1 The act of piercing, perforating. -2 Penetration. -3 Excavation. -4 Pricking, wounding. -5 Depth (of an excavation).

DCS with thanks

4 results


vedhana	noun (neuter) hitting (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) piercing (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) vedha Frequency rank 10504/72933

kṛtavedhana	noun (masculine neuter) sort of Ghoshā with white flowers (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) Frequency rank 10621/72933

matsyavedhana	noun (neuter) a fish-hook (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) angle (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) Frequency rank 61250/72933

suvedhana	noun (masculine) name of a warrior Frequency rank 71290/72933

Wordnet Search

"vedhana" has 4 results.


vedhana	karṇavedhanam hindūdharmānusāreṇa karṇachedanasamaye kṛtaḥ saṃskāraḥ। karṇavedhanād anantaraṃ tena svasya bālakāya suvarṇakuṇḍalāni ānītāni।
vedhana	vedhanam, vedhaḥ, vyadhaḥ, vyadhanam, todaḥ, todanam, pratodaḥ, pratodanam, sūciḥ, sūcī, sūcanam, sūcanā sūcyādibhiḥ āhananasya kriyā। kaṇṭakādibhiḥ vedhanāt pādarakṣaṇārthe pādatrāṇam upayujyate।
vedhana	vedhanam vedhasya kriyā। ābhūṣaṇadhāraṇārthe striyaḥ nāsike karṇayoḥ ca vedhanaṃ kurvanti।
vedhana	miśraṇam, anuvedhanam, saṃyojanam ekatrīkaraṇasya kriyā। naikānām auṣadhānāṃ miśraṇena cyavanaprāśa iti auṣadhaṃ nirmīyate।