Purnanaka, Pūrṇānaka, Purna-anaka: 6 definitions

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Pūrṇānaka (पूर्णानक).—

1) a drum.

2) the sound of a drum.

3) a vessel.

4) a moon-beam.

5) = पूर्णपात्र (pūrṇapātra) q. v.; (sometimes read pūrṇālaka also).

Derivable forms: pūrṇānakam (पूर्णानकम्).

Pūrṇānaka is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pūrṇa and ānaka (आनक).

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

Pūrṇānaka (पूर्णानक).—n.

(-kaṃ) 1. A vessel full of clothes, &c. at a feast: see pūrṇapātra. 2. The sound of a drum. 3. A moon-beam. E. pūrṇa full, an to go, or be, aff. bun; also read pūrṇālaka.

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

1) Pūrṇānaka (पूर्णानक):—[from pūrṇa > pūra] n. ‘full drum’, a [particular] drum, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) [v.s. ...] the sound of a drum, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

3) [v.s. ...] clothes and garlands presented to friends at a feast ([varia lectio] pūrṇālaka; cf. pūrṇa-pātra), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

4) [v.s. ...] a vessel, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

5) [v.s. ...] a moon-beam, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Pūrṇānaka (पूर्णानक):—[pūrṇā+naka] (kaṃ) 1. n. A vessel full of clothes scrambled for at a feast; sound of a drum; moon beam.

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