English Meaning of dhanya

Meaning of 'dhanya'

n (S) pop. dhana n Corn or grain gen. and, by preeminence, rice (rice in its husk). 2 In the navaratra some grains of rice or wheat are sow in an little earth which is put around devi, or in caitra around gauri. These grains, when grown, are called dhana. 3 Blades of corn stuck in the turban at the dasara. dhanyapalalanyaya The law of the corn and its straw. Conquer the king and you conquer his subjects; accomplish or acquire a matter and you attain all it sustains or involves.

Meaning of धान्य

n (S) pop. धान n Corn or grain gen. and, by preeminence, rice (rice in its husk). 2 In the नवरात्र some grains of rice or wheat are sow in an little earth which is put around देवी, or in चैत्र around गौरी. These grains, when grown, are called धान. 3 Blades of corn stuck in the turban at the दसरा. धान्यपलालन्याय The law of the corn and its straw. Conquer the king and you conquer his subjects; accomplish or acquire a matter and you attain all it sustains or involves.

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