Hamsanadini, Haṃsanādinī, Hamsa-nadini: 3 definitions
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Hamsanadini means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryHaṃsanādinī (हंसनादिनी).—a woman of a particular class (described as having a slender waist, large hips, the gait of an elephant and the voice of a cuckoo; gajendragamanā tanvī kokilālāpasaṃyutā | nitambe gurviṇī yā syāt sā smṛtā haṃsanādinī).
Haṃsanādinī is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms haṃsa and nādinī (नादिनी).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryHaṃsanādinī (हंसनादिनी):—[=haṃsa-nādinī] [from haṃsa-nādin > haṃsa] f. a graceful woman (one of the various classes into which women are divided), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryHaṃsanādinī (हंसनादिनी):—[haṃsa-nādinī] (nī) 3. f. An elegant woman.
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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Partial matches: Nadini, Hamsa.
Full-text: Hamsanadin.
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