hāyana

Dictionary Definitions

[mw] mn. (accord. to native authorities fr. 1. or 2. hā; but cf. hayana) a year (ifc. f (I)., and accord. to Pat. on Pa1n2. 4-1, 27 also f (A).) AV. &c 1297,1 262666 m. a sort of red rice (pl. its grains) MaitrS.; S3Br.; Ka1tyS3r. 1297,1 262667 m. a flame, ray L. 1297,1 262668 f. a year AV. xii, 1, 36 1297,1 262669

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Appears in 27 texts

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mn. (accord. to native authorities fr. 1. or 2. hā; but cf. hayana) a year (ifc. f (I)., and accord. to Pat. on Pa1n2. 4-1, 27 also f (A).) AV. &c 1297,1 262666 m. a sort of red...

Corpus Profile

Part of Speech

NOUN

Total Occurrences

47

Texts Appeared In

18

DCS: delectable; pleasant; fit for fighting; warlike

Semantic Classification

Top Texts by Occurrence

1. Mahābhārata 13 27.7%
2. Atharvaveda (Śaunaka) 7 14.9%
3. Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 4 8.5%
4. Maitrāyaṇīsaṃhitā 3 6.4%
5. Viṣṇusmṛti 3 6.4%

Concordance (Sample)

• Carakasaṃhitā surface: hāyanāḥ

  yavakā hāyanāḥ pāṃsuvāpyanaiṣadhakādayaḥ

• Mugdhāvabodhinī surface: hāyanaḥ

  ā pañcamācca kaumāraḥ paugaṇḍo navahāyanaḥ

• Mahābhārata surface: hāyanair

  na hāyanair na palitair na vittena na bandhubhiḥ