English Meaning of bana

Meaning of 'bana'

m (S) An arrow. 2 A rocket, whether the missile weapon or a sky-rocket. 3 A stone found in the Narmada river, worshiped as an emblem of Shiva. 4 fig. (Compared from his bareness to the bana or lingam.) A term for a man without wife, or family, or home, or friends, or money. 5 Gunwale of a boat. 6 As intended in the following ex. aso banasankhya divasanta suvele paryanta jahala sata . An arrow of kamadeva the god of love. His quiver is charged with five, viz. aravinda, asoka, cyuta, nava- mallika or mogara, nilotpala. 7 Distance from the ecliptic or celestial latitude.

Meaning of बाण

m (S) An arrow. 2 A rocket, whether the missile weapon or a sky-rocket. 3 A stone found in the Narmada river, worshiped as an emblem of Shiva. 4 fig. (Compared from his bareness to the बाण or lingam.) A term for a man without wife, or family, or home, or friends, or money. 5 Gunwale of a boat. 6 As intended in the following ex. असो बाणसंख्या दिवसांत ॥ सुवेले पर्यंत जाहाला सत ॥. An arrow of कामदेव the god of love. His quiver is charged with five, viz. अरविंद, अशोक, च्यूत, नव- मल्लिका or मोगरा, नीलोत्पल. 7 Distance from the ecliptic or celestial latitude.

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