अभिधानम्abhidhānam1 Telling, mentioning, speaking, naming, denotation; एतावतामर्थानामिदमभिधानम् Nir.; गोशब्दस्य वाही-…
- 1 Telling, mentioning, speaking, naming, denotation; एतावतामर्थानामिदमभिधानम् Nir.; गोशब्दस्य वाही- कार्थाभिधानम् S. D.
- (In Grammar) Asserting or predicating something of another, as the subject of an assertion, (which then can be put in the nom. case only); predication, assertion; See ParasmaipadaII.3.2 Sk.
- A name, appellation, title, designation; अभिधानं तु पश्चात्तस्याहमश्रौषम् K.32; तवाभिधानाद् व्यथते नताननः Ki.1.24; (at the end of comp.) called, named; ऋणाभिधानाद् बन्धनात् R.3.2.
- An expression, word.
- Speech, discourse महत्तमा- नामभिधानयोगः Bhāg.1.18.18.
- A dictionary, vocabulary (of words), lexicon (in these last 4 senses said to be also Masculine)
- A song, षट्पादतन्त्रीमधुराभिधानम् Rām.4.28,36.
Derived forms and compounds
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-चिन्तामणिः Name of a celebrated vocabulary of synonyms by Hemachandra.
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-माला a dictionary.
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-रत्नमाला Name of a vocabulary of words by Halāyudha.
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-विप्रतिपत्तिः Incongruence of the word and the sense intended to be conveyed thereby; केयमभिधान- विप्रतिपत्तिर्नाम । यदन्यथाभिधानमन्यथाभिधेयम् । ŚB. on MS. 9.3.13.
Source: Apte