कानीन

{ kānīnḥ, kānīna }

Puranic Encyclopaedia

KĀNĪNA   A child born to an unmarried woman. Vyāsa, Karṇa, Śibi, Aṣṭaka, Pratardana, and Vasumān were Kānīnas.

हिन्दी (hindi) WN

See : कर्ण, वेदव्यास

प्राचीन चरित्रकोश

कानीन II. n.  अग्निवेश्य, व्यास, कर्ण देखिये ।

A dictionary, Marathi and English

kānīna m f S A son or a daughter of an unmarried woman. 2 A daughter's son.

Aryabhushan School Dictionary

 m  An issue of an unmarried woman. A daughter's son.

महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश

वि.  १ कुमारिकेला लग्नापुर्वी झालेला पुत्र . ( उदा ० कर्ण , व्यास ). २ मुलीचा मुलगा ; दौहित्र . ( सं .)

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

कानीन  mfn.  mf( ई)n. ( fr. कनीन), born of a young wife, [Pāṇ. 4-1, 116]; [Mn. ix, 160 and 172]; [Yājñ. ii, 129]; [MBh.]; [Hariv.]; [BhP.]
कानीन  m.  m. N. of व्यास Comm. on [Pāṇ. 4-1, 116] ( cf. [MBh. i, 3802])
of कर्ण Comm. on [Pāṇ. 4-1, 116] ( cf. [Hariv. 4057]; [BhP. ix, 23, 13])
of अग्निवेश्य, [BhP. ix, 2, 21]
कानीन  mfn.  mfn. suitable to or designed for the eyeball ( cf. कनीनक), [Suśr. ii, 353, 13.]

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

कानीनः [kānīnḥ]   [कन्याया अनूढाया अपत्यं अण् कनीनादेशः [P.IV.1.] 116] The son of an unmarried woman; कानीनः कन्यका- जातो मातामहसुतो मतः [Y.2.129;] see also the definition given in [Ms.9.172.]
 N. N. of Vyāsa.
 N. N. of Karṇa.-a. Suitable to or designed for the eye-ball; [Suśr. 2.353.13.]

Shabda-Sagara

कानीन  mf.  ( -नः-नी) The son or daughter of a young and unmarried woman.
 m.  ( -नः)
1. A name of VYASA.
2. Also of KARNA, (being both horn of mothers who were unmarried.)
E. कन्या a virgin or young girl, changed to कनीन् and अण् aff.

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कन्या कनीन् अण्