वन्दन

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Puranic Encyclopaedia

VANDANA   A hermit mentioned in Ṛgveda. Once this hermit was pushed into a well by Asuras. But he was saved by the Aśvinidevas. [Ṛgveda, Maṇḍala 1, Anuvāka 1, Sūkta 116] .

हिन्दी (hindi) WN

   See : प्रार्थना

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

वन्दन  m.  m. N. of a ऋषि (who was cast into a well, along with रेभ, by the असुरs, and rescued by the अश्विन्s), [RV.]
वन्दन  n.  n. the act of praising, praise, [RV.]
   reverence ( esp. obeisance to a ब्रह्मन् or superior by touching the feet &c.), worship, adoration, [Mn.]; [MBh.] &c.
   a parasitical plant, [AV.]; [Bhpr.]
   a disease attacking the limbs or joints, cutaneous eruption, scrofula (also personified as a demon), [RV.]
वदन   = , [L.]

Shabda-Sagara

वन्दन  n.  ( -नं)
   1. The face or mouth.
   2. Obeisance to a Brāhmana or superior by touching the feet, &c.
  f.  ( -नी)
   1. Reverence, worship, adoring.
   2. Begging, soliciting, asking.
   3. A drug for reviving the dead.
  f.  ( -ना) Praise, praising, especially the gods or great men.
    E. वदि to praise, aff. ल्युट् or युच्, fem. aff. ङीष् or टाप् .

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वदि ल्युट् युच् ङीष् टाप् .