dhanya

Dictionary Definitions

[apte] a. [dhanaṃ labdhā --yat] 1 Bestow- ing or conferring wealth; Ms. 3. 106, 4. 19. --2 Wealthy, rich, opu- lent. --3 Blessed, fortunate, lucky, happy; dhanyaṃ jīvanamasya mārgasarasaḥ Bv. 1. 16, 4. 37; dhanyā keyaṃ sthitā te śi rasi Mu. 1. 1. --4 Excellent, good virtuous. --nyaḥ --1 A lucky or bless’- ed man, a fortunate being; dhanyāsta- daṃgarajasā malinībhavaṃti Ś. 7. 17; Bh. 1. 41; dhanyaḥ ko'pi na vikriyāṃ...

[mw] dhanyaka etc., see col. 1. 064415 509,2 99638

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a. [dhanaṃ labdhā --yat] 1 Bestow- ing or conferring wealth; Ms. 3. 106, 4. 19. --2 Wealthy, rich, opu- lent. --3 Blessed, fortunate, lucky, happy; dhanyaṃ jīvanamasya...

Corpus Profile

Part of Speech

NOUN

Total Occurrences

536

Texts Appeared In

86

DCS: Celosia Cristata | Monier-Williams: 2. DAnya n. ( fr. Dana ) the being rich, richness, Dhātup. xx, 3.

Semantic Classification

Top Texts by Occurrence

1. Mahābhārata 54 10.1%
2. Aṣṭāṅgahṛdayasaṃhitā 51 9.5%
3. Ānandakanda 26 4.9%
4. Skandapurāṇa (Revākhaṇḍa) 26 4.9%
5. Suśrutasaṃhitā 26 4.9%

Concordance (Sample)

• Manusmṛti surface: dhānya

  adbhis tu prokṣaṇaṃ śaucaṃ bahūnāṃ dhānyavāsasām

• Manusmṛti surface: dhānya

  śākamūlaphalānāṃ ca dhānyavac chuddhir iṣyate

• Agastīyaratnaparīkṣā surface: dhānya

  māhendro yaṃ maṇir dhāryo dhanadhānyasamṛddhidaḥ