वितानक

{ vitānakḥ }

हिन्दी (hindi) WN

See : धन-दौलत, धनिया, भीड़, धनिया, तंबू, चाँदनी, माड़

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

वि-°तानक  n.  m. n. an awning, canopy, covering, ( esp.) a cloth spread over a large open hall or court (in which dancing, singing &c. are exhibited), [R.]; [Kathās.]

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वि °तानक

quantity, mass, [Śiś.]
an expanse, [W.]
Caryota Urens, [L.]

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

वितानकः [vitānakḥ] कम् [kam]   कम् 1 An expanse.
A heap, quantity collection, mass; बंहीयसा दीप्तिवितानकेन चकासयामासतुरुल्लसन्ती [Śi.3.6;6.27.]
An awning, a canopy.
The tree called Māḍa.

Shabda-Sagara

वितानक  n.  ( -कं)
1. An awning, a canopy, especially a cloth spread over a large open hall or court, or any open space in which dancing singing, &c. are exhibited, at solemn or religious festivals.
2. A [Page656-b+ 60] heap, a quantity.
3. An expanse.
E. कन् added to the preceeding.

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कन्