Ayoghana, Ayas-ghana: 8 definitions

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Ayoghana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

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Pali-English dictionary

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Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

ayoghana : (nt.) iron club.

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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Ayoghana (अयोघन).—[ayo hanyate anena iti P.III.3.82] an iron hammer, forge hammer; गदापरिघनिस्त्रिंशपट्टिशायोघनोपलैः (gadāparighanistriṃśapaṭṭiśāyoghanopalaiḥ) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 7.25.58. अयोघनेनाय इवाभितप्तम् (ayoghanenāya ivābhitaptam)R.14.33.

Derivable forms: ayoghanaḥ (अयोघनः).

Ayoghana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ayas and ghana (घन).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Ayoghana (अयोघन).—m.

(-naḥ) A hammer, a forge hammer. E. ayas, and ghana what strikes, from han to kill or strike.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Ayoghana (अयोघन):—[=ayo-ghana] [from ayo > ayas] m. an iron hammer, [Pāṇini 3-3, 82; Raghuvaṃśa xiv, 33, etc.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Ayoghana (अयोघन):—(naḥ) 1. m. A hammer.

[Sanskrit to German]

Ayoghana in German

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Ayōghana (ಅಯೋಘನ):—

1) [noun] a mass of iron of any shape.

2) [noun] a tool for pounding or banging, usually consisting of an iron head fastened across one end of a handle; a hammer.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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