Vigan, Vigaṇ: 2 definitions
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryVigaṇ (विगण्).—1 P.
1) To number, compute; वायवीयैर्विगण्यन्ते विभक्ताः परमाणवः (vāyavīyairvigaṇyante vibhaktāḥ paramāṇavaḥ) Y.3.14.
2) To regard, consider; नन्वात्मानं बहु विगणयन्नात्मनैवावलम्बे (nanvātmānaṃ bahu vigaṇayannātmanaivāvalambe) Meghadūta 111; R.1.87.
3) To disregard, not to mind.
4) To reflect, think; विगणय्य कारणमनेकगुणम् (vigaṇayya kāraṇamanekaguṇam) Kirātārjunīya 6.37; किमपि विगणयन्तो बुद्धिमन्तः सहन्ते (kimapi vigaṇayanto buddhimantaḥ sahante) Pañcatantra (Bombay) 3.43.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryVigaṇ (विगण्):—[=vi-√gaṇ] [Parasmaipada] -gaṇayati ([indeclinable participle] -gaṇayya),
—to reckon, compute, calculate ([Passive voice] to be reckoned id est. amount to), [Yājñavalkya; Rāmāyaṇa];
—to deliberate, consider, ponder, [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature] etc.;
—to regard as, take for (with double [accusative]), [Raghuvaṃśa; Kathāsaritsāgara];
—to esteem, regard (a-vigaṇayya, ‘not taking notice of’), [Kādambarī; Bhāgavata-purāṇa];
—to disregard, take no notice of [Pañcatantra; Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Vigana, Viganana, Viganaya, Viganayya, Vigandha, Vigandhaka, Vigandhi, Vigandhika, Vigandira, Viganita, Viganya, Vikanitam, Vikankatam, Vikantakam, Vikanti, Vikantitam.
Ends with: Acuvikan, Alavigan, Atcaracivikan, Avikan, Cattuvikan, Navikan, Purvikan, Satvikan, Savigan, Tantuvikan, Vainavikan.
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