Note: the Hindi and Sanskrit paths disagree here — the Sanskrit dictionary reading is negative (“fear”) while the Hindi reading is not. Both are shown below; read them together before choosing.
As a Hindi name
Note: the Hindi and Sanskrit paths disagree here — the Sanskrit dictionary reading is negative (“fear”) while the Hindi reading is not. Both are shown below; read them together before choosing.
देना
to give, grant, award; to lay (eggs), give birth to; to orate, deliver; to pay
Śabdasāgara also records: फटा हुआ । विदारित । दरका हुआ · भयभीत । डरा हुआ (को॰)
a Hindi word; it is not Sanskrit
“Hindi verb set देना (denā) दिलाना (dilānā) दिलवाना (dilvānā) Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *deh₃-redup. Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *dédeh₃ti Proto-Indo-Iranian *dádaHti Sanskrit ददा॑ति (dádāti) ▲ Prakrit 𑀡𑁂𑀇 (ṇei)influ. Prakrit 𑀤𑁂𑀇 (dei) Old Hindi देना (…” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
torn, rent, sundered
Verified derivationMultiple readings (3)Why this matches what you typed
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Gender counterpart
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Dictionary citations
dīrṇa mfn. (√ dṝ) torn, rent, sundered, ŚāṅkhŚr. xiii, 12, 1; R. ii, 39, 29
scattered, dispersed (army), MBh. vi, 144, 146
frightened, afraid, MBh. v, 4622, 4627.
dīrṇa See under dṝ.
dīrṇa p. p. [dṝ-kta] 1 Torn, rent, split, &c. 2 Frightened, afraid. — rṇaṃ 1 Cutting, a rent. 2 Fear.
Alternative readings
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