मलन

Sanskrit

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Etymology 1

Generally related to मल् (mal, to have, hold), and perhaps derived from a Prakritic formation of the root मृद् (mṛd).

Noun

मलन • (malana) stemn

  1. crushing, grinding
Declension
Neuter a-stem declension of मलन
singular dual plural
nominative मलनम् (malanam) मलने (malane) मलनानि (malanāni)
मलना¹ (malanā¹)
accusative मलनम् (malanam) मलने (malane) मलनानि (malanāni)
मलना¹ (malanā¹)
instrumental मलनेन (malanena) मलनाभ्याम् (malanābhyām) मलनैः (malanaiḥ)
मलनेभिः¹ (malanebhiḥ¹)
dative मलनाय (malanāya) मलनाभ्याम् (malanābhyām) मलनेभ्यः (malanebhyaḥ)
ablative मलनात् (malanāt) मलनाभ्याम् (malanābhyām) मलनेभ्यः (malanebhyaḥ)
genitive मलनस्य (malanasya) मलनयोः (malanayoḥ) मलनानाम् (malanānām)
locative मलने (malane) मलनयोः (malanayoḥ) मलनेषु (malaneṣu)
vocative मलन (malana) मलने (malane) मलनानि (malanāni)
मलना¹ (malanā¹)
  • ¹Vedic

Etymology 2

Noun

मलन • (malana) stemm

  1. a tent
Declension
Masculine a-stem declension of मलन
singular dual plural
nominative मलनः (malanaḥ) मलनौ (malanau)
मलना¹ (malanā¹)
मलनाः (malanāḥ)
मलनासः¹ (malanāsaḥ¹)
accusative मलनम् (malanam) मलनौ (malanau)
मलना¹ (malanā¹)
मलनान् (malanān)
instrumental मलनेन (malanena) मलनाभ्याम् (malanābhyām) मलनैः (malanaiḥ)
मलनेभिः¹ (malanebhiḥ¹)
dative मलनाय (malanāya) मलनाभ्याम् (malanābhyām) मलनेभ्यः (malanebhyaḥ)
ablative मलनात् (malanāt) मलनाभ्याम् (malanābhyām) मलनेभ्यः (malanebhyaḥ)
genitive मलनस्य (malanasya) मलनयोः (malanayoḥ) मलनानाम् (malanānām)
locative मलने (malane) मलनयोः (malanayoḥ) मलनेषु (malaneṣu)
vocative मलन (malana) मलनौ (malanau)
मलना¹ (malanā¹)
मलनाः (malanāḥ)
मलनासः¹ (malanāsaḥ¹)
  • ¹Vedic

References

  • Monier Williams (1899) “मलन”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, [], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 792/2.
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (2001) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume 3, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 391