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Gunavacana, ҳṇaԲ, Guna-vacana: 8 definitions

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Gunavacana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi. 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.

Alternative spellings of this word include Gunavachana.

In Hinduism

Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Gunavacana in Vyakarana glossary
: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammar

ҳṇaԲ (गुणवचन).�lit. expressing quality; words expressing quality such as शुक्�, नी� (śܰ, ī), etc.; cf. गुणवचनब्राह्मणादिभ्य� कर्मणि � (ṇavacanabrāhmaṇādibhya� karmaṇi ca) P.V. 1.124. See page 369 Vyākarana Mahabhasya Vol. VII. D.E. Society edition, Poona.

Vyakarana book cover
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Vyakarana (व्याकर�, vyākaraṇa) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.

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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Gunavacana in Marathi glossary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

ṇavacana (गुणवचन).—n S An adjective, a term expressing quality.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Gunavacana in Sanskrit glossary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

ҳṇaԲ (गुणवचन).—a word which connotes an attribute or quality, an adjective, or substantive used attributively; as श्वे� (śٲ) in श्वेतोऽश्व� (śٴ'ś�).

Derivable forms: ṇaԲ (गुणवचनम्).

ҳṇaԲ is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ṇa and vacana (वच�). See also (synonyms): ṇavācaka.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ҳṇaԲ (गुणवचन).—[masculine] [neuter] an attributive or adjective.

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

1) ҳṇaԲ (गुणवचन):—[=ṇa-vacana] [from ṇa] n. ‘word denoting a quality�, an attributive, adjective, [Pāṇini]

2) [v.s. ...] mfn. denoting a quality, used as an adjective, iv, 1, 42 [Kāśikā-vṛtti]

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), 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

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Gunavacana in Kannada glossary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

ҳṇaԲ (ಗುಣವಚನ):—[noun] = ಗುಣವಾ� [gunavacaka].

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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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