As a Hindi name
देशना · noun · feminine
उपदेश (जैन) — Śabdasāgara
Cited formation "देशना" is देश + -ना: देश means "nation, country", and the suffix -ना forms infinitives. CHD Basic Grammar App. I §8(19) — cited from the extracted rule table
Cited formation "देशना" is देशना + -ना: देशना means "उपदेश (जैन)", and the suffix -ना forms infinitives. CHD Basic Grammar App. I §8(19) — cited from the extracted rule table — base gloss: Śabdasāgara
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
direction, instruction
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Dictionary citations
deśanā f. direction, instruction, SaddhP.; Śatr.
deśanā [diś-ṇic-yuc] Direction, instruction.
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