यापन

{ yāpana }

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

या°पन  mfn.  mfn. causing to go or pass away, bringing to an end, [BhP.]
   mitigating, alleviating, curing (as an injection), [Car.]
   prolonging or supporting life, [MBh.]
या°पन  m.  m. (with संघ) N. of a partic. जैन sect, [Bhadrab.]
या°पन  f.  n. and f( आ). causing to go, driving away, [L.]
या°पन  n.  n. causing time to pass away, delay, procrastination, [Kām.]; [Kāv.]
   cure, alleviation (of a malady), [Car.]
   maintenance, support, [MBh.]
   exercise, practice, [MBh.]

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

यापन [yāpana] a.  a. (-नी f.)
   Causing to go or go away.
   Curing.
   Mitigating.
   Supporting (life); ग्राम्य- माहारमादद्यादस्वाद्वपि हि यापनम् [Mb.12.212.13.]
   नम्, ना Causing to go away, driving out, expulsion, removal.
   Cure or alleviation (of a disease).
   Spending or passing time, as in कालयापनम्.
   Delay, procrastination.
   Support, maintenance; देवतातिथिशेषेण कुरुते देह- यापनम् [Mb.3.26.6;12.213.17.]
   Practice, exercise; तत्र न व्यवधातव्यं परोक्षा धर्मयापना [Mb.12.134.2] (com. धर्मयापना धर्मोपदेशः).
   Loitering.

Shabda-Sagara

यापन  n.  ( -नं)
   1. Spending or passing away time.
   2. Abinding, staying, being.
   3. Rejection, ejection, expelling, expulsion.
   4. Allaying, al- leviating, (as pain or sickness.)
    E. या to go, causal form, aff. ल्युट् .

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या ल्युट् .