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A hospitable reception

  • 1 सत् _sat

    सत् a. (
    -ती f.)
    1 Being, existing, existent; सन्तः स्वतः प्रकाशन्ते गुणा न परतो नृणाम् Bv.1.12; सत्कल्पवृक्षे वने Ś.7.12.
    -2 Real, essential, true; Bṛi. Up.2.3.1.
    -3 Good, virtuous, chaste; सती सती योगविसृष्टदेहा Ku.1. 21; Ś.5.17.
    -4 Noble, worthy, high; as in सत्कुलम्.
    -5 Right, proper.
    -6 Best, excellent.
    -7 Venerable, respectable.
    -8 Wise, learned.
    -9 Handsome, beautiful.
    -1 Firm, steady. -m. A good or virtuous man, a sage; आदानं हि विसर्गाय सतां वारिमुचामिव R.4.86; अविरतं परकार्यकृतां सतां मधुरिमातिशयेन वचो$मृतम् Bv.1.113; Bh.2. 78; R.1.1. -n.
    1 That which really exists, entity, existence, essence.
    -2 The really existent truth, reality.
    -3 Good; as in सदसत् q. v.
    -4 Brahman or the Supre- me Spirit.
    -5 Ved. Water.
    -6 The primary cause (कारण); य ईक्षिता$हं रहितो$प्यसत्सतोः Bhāg.1.38.11.
    -7 (In gram.) The termination of the present parti- ciple. (सत्कृ means
    1 to respect, treat with respect, receive hospitably.
    -2 to honour, worship, adore.
    -3 to adorn.)
    -Comp. -अञ्जनम् (सदञ्जनम्) calx of brass.
    -अर्थः (सदर्थः) a matter in question.
    -असत् (सदसत्) a.
    1 existent and non-existent, being and not being.
    -2 real and unreal.
    -3 true and false.
    -4 good and bad, right and wrong.
    -5 virtuous and wicked. (-n. du.)
    1 entity and non-entity.
    -2 good and evil, right and wrong. ˚विवेकः discrimination bet- ween good and evil, or truth and falsehood. ˚व्यक्तिहेतुः the cause of discrimination between the good and bad; तं सन्तः श्रोतुमर्हन्ति सदसद्व्यक्तिहेतवः R.1.1.
    -आचारः (सदाचारः) 1 good manners, virtuous of moral con- duct.
    -2 approved usage, traditionary observances, immemorial custom; यस्मिन् देशे य आचारः पारंपर्यक्रमागतः । वर्णानां सान्तरालानां स सदाचार उच्यते ॥ Ms.2.18.
    -आत्मन् a. (
    सदात्मन्) virtuous, good.
    -आनन (सदानन) a. fair-faced.
    -उत्तरम् (सदुत्तरम्) a proper or good reply.
    -करणम् funeral obsequies.
    -कर्तृ m. an epithet of Viṣṇu.
    -कर्मन् n.
    1 a virtuous or pious act.
    -2 virtue, piety.
    -3 funeral obsequies.
    -4 expia- tion.
    -5 hospitality.
    -काण्डः a hawk, kite.
    -कारः 1 a kind or hospitable treatment, hospitable recep- tion; सत्कारमानपूजार्थं तपो दम्भेन चैव यत् । क्रियते तदिह प्रोक्तं राजसं चलमध्रुवम् ॥ Bg.17.18.
    -2 reverence, respect.
    -3 care, attention.
    -4 a meal.
    -5 a festival, religious observance.
    -कार्यम् (in Sāṁkhya phil.) the necessary existence of an effect. ˚वाद the doctrine of the actual existence of an effect (in its cause).
    -कुल a good or noble family.
    -कुलीन a. nobly born, of noble descent.
    -कृत a.
    1 done well or properly.
    -2 hospitably recei- ved or treated.
    -3 revered, respected, honoured.
    -4 worshipped. adored.
    -5 entertained.
    -6 welcomed. (
    -तः) an epithet of Śiva.
    (-तम्) 1 hospitality.
    -2 respect.
    -3 virtue, piety.
    -कृतिः f.
    1 treating with respect, hospitality, hospitable reception.
    -2 virtue, morality.
    -क्रिया 1 virtue, goodness; शकुन्तला मूर्तिमती च सत्क्रिया Ś.5.15.
    -2 charity, good or virtuous action.
    -3 hospitality, hospitable reception; सत्क्रियाविशेषात् Ś.7.
    -4 courtesy, salutation.
    -5 any purificatory ceremony.
    -6 funeral ceremonies, obsequies.
    -7 Celebration, decoration; यावदादिशति पार्थिवस्तयोर्निर्गमाय पुरमार्गसत्क्रियाम् R.11.3.
    -गतिः f.
    (-सद्गतिः) 1 a good or happy state, felicity, beatitude.
    -2 The way of good men.
    -गुण a. (
    सद्गुण) possessed of good qualities, virtuous, (
    -णः) virtue, excellence, goodness, good quality.
    -घनः (सद्घनः) holy existence.
    -2 nothing but existence.
    -चरित, -चरित्र a. (
    सच्चरित-त्र) well conducted, honest, virtuous, righteous; सूनुः सच्चरितः Bh.2.25. (-n.)
    1 good of virtuous conduct.
    -2 history or account of the good; Ś.1.
    -चारा (सच्चारा) turmeric.
    -चिद् (सच्चिद्) the Supreme Spirit. ˚अंशः a portion of existence and thought. ˚आत्मन् m. the soul consisting of entity and thought. ˚आनन्दः
    1 'existence or entity, knowledge and joy'; an epithet of the Supreme Spirit or Brahman.
    -2 of Viṣṇu.
    -जन a. (
    सज्जन) good, virtuous, respec- table. (
    -नः) a good or virtuous man. ˚गर्हित despised by the virtuous; पुक्कस्यां जायते पापः सदा सज्जनगर्हितः Ms.1. 38.
    -धर्मः (सद्धर्मः) true justice.
    -पतिः Ved.
    1 a lord of good persons or heroes.
    -2 N. of Indra.
    -पत्रम् the new leaf of a water-lily.
    -पथः 1 a good road.
    -2 the right path of duty, correct or virtuous conduct.
    -3 an orthodox doctrine.
    -परिग्रहः acceptance (of gifts) from a proper person.
    -पशुः a victim fit for a sacrifice, a good sacrificial victim.
    -पात्रम् a worthy or virtuous person. ˚वर्षः bestowing favours on worthy recipients, judicious liberality. ˚वर्षिन् a. having judicious liberality.
    -पुत्रः 1 a good or virtuous son.
    -2 a son who performs all the prescribed rites in honour of his ancestors. -a. one who has a son; यद्यपि स्यात्तु सत्पुत्रो$प्यसत्पुत्रो$पि वा भवेत् Ms.9.154.
    -प्रतिपक्षः (in logic) one of the five kinds of hetvābhāsas or fallacious hetus, a counterbalanced hetu, one along which there exists another equal hetu on the opposite side; यत्र साध्याभावसाधकं हेत्वन्तरं स सत्प्रति- पक्षः; e. g. 'sound is eternal because it is audible'; and also 'sound is non-eternal, because it is a product'; नाप्रामाण्यं मतानां स्यात् केषां सत्प्रतिपक्षवत् N.17.19.
    -प्रमुदिता (in Sāṁkhya phil.) N. of one of the 8 perfections.
    -भाग्यम् (सद्भाग्यम्) 1 good fortune.
    -2 Felicity.
    -फलः the pomegranate tree.
    -भावः (सद्भावः) 1 existence, being, entity; सद्भावे साधुभावे च सदित्येतत् प्रयुज्यते Bg.17.26.
    -2 actual existence, reality.
    -3 good disposition or nature, amiability.
    -4 quality of goodness.
    -5 obtainment (प्राप्ति); देहस्यान्यस्य सद्भावे प्रसादं कर्तुमर्हसि Rām.7.56.9.
    -मातुरः (सन्मातुरः) the son of a virtuous mother.
    -मात्रः (सन्मात्रः) 'consisting of mere entity', the soul.
    -मानः (सन्मानः) esteem of the good.
    -मित्रम् (सन्मित्रम्) a good or faithful friend.
    -युवतिः f. (
    सद्युवतिः) a virtuous maiden.
    -वंश (सद्वंश) a. of high birth.
    -वचस् n. (
    सद्वचस्) an agreeable or pleasing speech.
    -वस्तु n.
    (सद्वस्तु) 1 a good thing.
    -2 a good plot or story; प्रणयिषु वा दाक्षिण्यादथवा सद्वस्तुपुरुषबहुमानात् । शृणुत मनोभिरवहितैः क्रियामिमां कालिदासस्य ॥ V.1.2.
    -वादिता (सद्वादिता) true counsel; सद्वादितेवाभिनिविष्टबुद्धौ Ki.17.11.
    -विद्य (सद्विद्य) well- educated, having good learning.
    -वृत्त a.
    (सद्वृत्त) 1 well- behaved, well conducted, virtuous, upright.
    -2 perfect- ly circular, well-rounded; सद्वृत्तः स्तनमण्डलस्तव कथं प्राणै- र्मम क्रीडति Gīt.3 (where both senses are intended).
    (-त्तम्) 1 good or virtuous conduct.
    -2 an agreeable or amiable disposition.
    -शील (सच्छील) a.
    1 good temper- ed.
    -2 benevolent, kindly disposed (towards others).
    -संसर्गः, -संनिधानम्, -संगः, -संगतिः, -समागमः com- pany or society of the good, association with the good; तथा सत्संनिधानेन मूर्खो याति प्रवीणताम् H.1; सत्संगजानि निधनान्यपि तारयन्ति U.2.11; सत्संगतिः कथय किं न करोति पुंसाम् Bh.2.23.
    -संप्रदायः good tradition.
    -संप्रयोगः right application.
    -सहाय a. having virtuous friends. (
    -यः) a good com- panion.
    -सार a. having good sap or essence.
    (-रः) 1 a kind of tree.
    -2 a poet.
    -3 a painter.
    -हेतुः (सद्धेतुः) a faultless or valid hetu or middle term.

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  • 2 приём

    1) (гостей, официальных представителей и т.п.) reception, entertainment

    дать / устроить приём — to hold a reception, to entertain, to give an entertainment

    устроить приём по случаю... — to give a reception on the occasion of...

    дневной приём — day reception, reception in the afternoon

    королевский приём в саду (ежегодный чай в саду Букингемского дворца, устраиваемый монархом для дипломатического корпуса, Великобритания)Royal Garden Party

    неофициальный приём — private / unofficial reception

    приём в чью-л. честь — reception in honour of smb.

    приём гостей в саду / на открытом воздухе — garden party

    2) (гостеприимство) welcome, reception, greeting

    благосклонный приём — favourable / cordial reception

    восторженный приём — enthusiastic / rousing reception / welcome

    горячий приём — warm welcome, tumultuous reception

    радушный / сердечный приём — cordial / hearty welcome, hospitable reception

    встретить сердечный приём — to receive a (most) hearty welcome, to be cordially received

    оказать кому-л. тёплый приём — to accord / to extend smb. a warm welcome, to give smb. a warm reception

    холодный приём — cold welcome, stand-off

    оказать кому-л. холодный приём — to give smb. a cold reception, to cold-shoulder smb.

    3) (в партию и т.п.) admission (to), enrolment (in)

    приём в члены (организации) — admission as a member, admission to membership

    4) (способ) way, manner, method

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  • 3 आतिथ्य _ātithya

    आतिथ्य a. [अतिथेरिदं ष्यञ्] Hospitable, proper for a guest &c. (= आतिथेय); हविरातिथ्यम्, आतिथ्या इष्टिः &c.
    -थ्यः A guest.
    -थ्यम् or
    -थ्या 1 Hospitable reception, hospitality; तमातिथ्याक्रियाशान्तरथक्षोभपरिश्रमम् R.1.58.
    -2 a particular rite, the reception of Soma when it is brought to the sacrificial place (also called आतिथ्येष्टिः)
    -Comp. -रूप a. being in the place of the आतिथ्य sacrifice; आतिथ्यरूपं मासरम् Vāj.19.14
    -सत्कारः, -सत्क्रिया the rites of hospitality.

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  • 4 आतिथ्य


    ātithyá
    mfn. (Pāṇ. 5-4, 26) proper for a guest, hospitable AitBr. ;

    m. a guest L. ;
    (ā) f. (i.e. ishṭi) the reception of the Soma when it is brought to the place of sacrifice KātyṠr. ;
    (ám) n. hospitable reception, hospitality RV. VS. etc.. ;
    the rite alsoᅠ called ātithyā ( seeᅠ before) ṠBr. AitBr. KātyṠr. ;
    - आतिथ्यरूप
    - आतिथ्यवत्
    - आतिथ्यसत्कार
    - आतिथ्यसत्क्रिया

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  • 5 радушный приём

    Универсальный русско-английский словарь > радушный приём

  • 6 радушный

    kindly; hearty; hospitable
    Синонимический ряд:
    гостеприимный (прил.) гостеприимный; хлебосольный

    Русско-английский большой базовый словарь > радушный

  • 7 अतिथिः _atithiḥ

    अतिथिः [अतति गच्छति न तिष्ठति; अत्-इथिन् Uṇ.4.2; lit. a 'traveller'; according to Manu एकरात्रं तु निवसन् अतिथिर्ब्राह्मणः स्मृतः । अनित्यं हि स्थितो यस्मात्तस्मादतिथिरुच्यते ॥ 3.12 cf. also यस्य न ज्ञायते नाम न च गोत्रं न च स्थितिः । अकस्माद् गृहमायातः सो$तिथिः प्रोच्यते वुधैः ॥]
    1 A guest (fig. also); अतिथिनेव निवेदितम् +Ś.4; कुसुमलताप्रियातिथे Ś.6 dear or welcome guest; पुरन्दरपुरातिथिषु पितृषु Dk.2 the guests of Indra's capital i. e. dead; so समरे यमनगरातिथिरकारि 12; धन्यानां श्रवणपथातिथित्वमेति (उक्तम्) Ratn.2.7. becomes a guest of, i. e. goes to or falls on the ears of the fortunate only; करोति ते मुखं तन्वि चपेटापातनातिथिम् K.P.
    -2 Wrath.
    -3 N. of a son of Kuśa and Kumudvatī and grandson of Rāma.
    -Comp. -क्रिया -पूजा, -सत्कारः -सत्क्रिया, -सेवा hospitable reception of guests, rite of hospitality, hospitality, attention to the guests
    -देव a. [अतिथिर्देव इव पूज्यो यस्य] treating the guest as God.
    -धर्मः title or claim to hospitality; hospitality due to guests; गृह्यतां ˚र्मः Pt.1; यदि त्वतिथि- धर्मेण क्षत्रियो गृहमाव्रजेत् Ms.3.111 should come as guests
    -धर्मिन् a. entitled to hospitality as a guest वैश्यशूद्रावपि प्राप्तौ कुटुम्बे$तिथिधर्मिणौ । भोजयेत्सह भृत्यैस्तानानृशंस्यं प्रयोजयन् ॥ Ms.3.112.
    -पतिः the host or entertainer.

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  • 8 पुरस्क्रिया _puraskriyā

    पुरस्क्रिया 1 Showing respect, honouring, hospitable reception.
    -2 A preparatory or initiatory rite.

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  • 9 प्राघूर्णिका _prāghūrṇikā

    प्राघूर्णिका Hospitable reception.

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  • 10 मनुष्य _manuṣya

    मनुष्य a. [मनोरपत्यं यत् सुक् च] Friendly or useful to man.
    -ष्यः 1 A man, human being, mortal.
    -2 A mate.
    -3 Ved. A class of manes.
    -Comp. -इन्द्रः, -ईश्वरः a king, sovereign; मार्गं मनुष्येश्वरधर्मपत्नी श्रुतेरिवार्थं स्मृतिरन्वगच्छत् R.2.2.
    -कारः human exertion or effort; cf. पुरुषकार.
    -गन्धर्व m. (pl.) the human गन्धर्वs (as distin- guished from देवगन्धर्वs).
    -जन्मन् a. begotten by a man.
    -जातम्, -जातिः f. mankind, human race.
    -देवः 1 a king; निशम्य देवानुचरस्य वाचं मनुष्यदेवः पुनरप्युवाच R.2.52.
    -2 a god among men, a Brāhmaṇa.
    -धर्मः 1 the duty of man.
    -2 the character of man, human character.
    -धर्मन् m. an epithet of Kubera.
    -पोतः a little boy.
    -मात्र a. only a man.
    -मारणम् homicide; मनुष्यमारणे क्षिप्रं चौरवत् किल्बिषं भवेत् Ms.8.296.
    -यज्ञः hospitality, hospitable reception of guests, one of the five daily acts of a house-holder; see नृयज्ञ.
    -यानम् a litter, palanquin
    -लोकः the world of mortals, the earth.
    -विश्, -विशा f.,
    -विशम् human race, mankind.
    -शृङ्गम् impossibility.
    -शोणितम् human blood; (पपौ) कुतूहलेनेव मनुष्यशोणितम् R.3.54.
    -सभा 1 an assembly of men.
    -2 a crowd, multitude.
    -3 a place of meeting, assembly.

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  • 11 LÖÐ

    (gen. laðar), f. invitation (poet.).
    * * *
    1.
    f., gen. laðar, [laða], bidding, invitation; laðar þurfi, Vþm. 8; buðumk hilmir löð, Höfuðl.; bjóða líðendum löð, Fsm. 3; þjóð-löð, hospitable reception, Hm. 4: in pr. names, Sigr-löð, who invites victory; Gunn-löð, Hm.
    2.
    f., gen. löðar, [Engl. lathe], a smith’s lathe; kenna gull til sjóðs eða díguls eða lꜹðar, Edda 84, freq. in mod. usage. löð-hyrr, m. the fire of the lathe, poët. for gold, Ísl. ii. 372 (in a verse).

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  • 12 hospitium

        hospitium ī, n    [hospes], a hospitable reception, entertainment: agreste, modicum, H.: (alqm) domum ad se hospitio recipere, Cs.: hospitio invitabit: deorum, L.: hospitiis indulgere, Ta.— Hospitality, tie of hospitality, relation of host and guest, friendship: cum Metellis erat ei hospitium: de hospitio violato queri: iungimus hospitio dextras, V.: solvere hospitiis animum, H.: renuntiare, L.: hospitium cum Cornelio fecerunt: publice privatimque hospitia iungere, L.: testatus Hospitii deos, O.— A place of entertainment, lodging, inn, guest-chamber: Piliae paratum: (milites) divisi in hospitia, L.: imperatoris, L.: miserabile, Iu.: longa deserta sine ullis Hospitiis, V.
    * * *
    hospitality, entertainment; lodging; guest room/lodging; inn

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  • 13 आवेशिक


    ā-veṡika
    mfn. own, peculiar;

    inherent;
    m. a guest, a visitor;
    (am) n. entering into;
    hospitable reception, hospitality L.

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  • 14 परिग्रह


    pari-grahá
    m. (ifc. f. ā) laying hold of on all sides, surrounding, enclosing, fencing round (esp. the Vedi orᅠ sacrificial altar by means of three lines orᅠ furrows) ṠBr. KātyṠr. etc.;

    wrapping round, putting on (a dress etc.), assuming (a form etc.) Kāv. ;
    comprehending, summing up, sum, totality, SāṇkhBr. Mn. ;
    taking, accepting, receiving orᅠ anything received, 2 gift orᅠ present MBh. Kāv. etc.;
    getting, attaining, acquisition, possession, property (ifc. « being possessed of orᅠ furnished with») ib. ;
    household, family, attendants, retinue, the seraglio of a prince ib. ;
    a house, abode Hariv. ;
    root, origin, foundation MBh. ;
    admittance (into one's house), hospitable reception Mn. MBh. R. Kāraṇḍ. ;
    taking (a wife), marrying, marriage Mn. MBh. etc.;
    a wife ( alsoᅠ collect.) MBh. Kāv. etc.;
    choice, selection ib. ;
    understanding, conception Pāṇ. Sch. ;
    undertaking, beginning, commission orᅠ performance of, occupation with Mn. R. Hariv. ;
    homage, reverence, grace, favour, help, assistance MBh. Kāv. etc.;
    dominion, control (ifc. « dependent on, subject to») R. Var. MārkP. ;
    force, constraint, punishment (opp. to anu-graha) R. ;
    claim on, relation to, concern with (loc.) Mn. MBh. etc.;
    (in Ved. gram.) the double mention of a word both before andᅠ after iti;
    the form which precedes iti RPrāt. ;
    a curse, imprecation, oath L. ;
    an eclipse of the sun L. ;
    the rear orᅠ reserve of an army L. (v.l. prati-gr-);
    - tva n. state of a wife, marriage Daṡ. ;
    - dvitīya mfn. accompanied by one's wife orᅠ family MW. ;
    - bahu-tva n. multitude of wives Ṡak. ;
    - maya mf (ī)n. consisting of a family Prab. ;
    - vat, orᅠ - hin mfn. possessed of, wealth, having property MBh. ;
    -hâ̱rthīya mfn. having the sense of comprehension i.e. generalization Nir. I, 7.

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  • 15 पूजन


    pūjana
    n. reverencing, honouring, worship, respect, attention, hospitable reception ib. ( mālikā f. N. of wk.);

    an object of reverence Pāṇ. 8-1, 67 ;
    (ī) f. = - janīyā f. MBh. Hariv. ;
    a hen-sparrow L.

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  • 16 प्राघूर्णिक


    prâ̱ghūrṇika
    m. id. L. (v.l.);

    (ā) f. hospitable reception Vet.

    Sanskrit-English dictionary > प्राघूर्णिक

  • 17 सत्कृति


    sát-kṛiti
    f. doing good, virtue, morality W. ;

    kind treatment, hospitable reception, hospitality MBh. BhP. Kathās. etc.

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  • 18 सत्क्रिय


    sát-kriya
    mfn. doing good MBh. ;

    (ā) f. putting in order, preparation Kāv. Kām. ;
    explication Cat. ;
    a good action, charity, virtue W. ;
    (sg. orᅠ pl.) kind orᅠ respectful treatment, hospitable reception, hospitality ( vivāha-sat-kr-, « the celebration of a wedding» Ragh. ;
    para-loka-sat-kr-, « honouring in regard to the other world», funeral ceremonies MBh.) Mn. Yājñ. Kāv. etc.;
    any purificatory ceremony W. ;
    funeral ceremonies L. ;
    N. of wk.;
    ( sat-kriyā-kalpa-mañjarī f. N. of wk.)

    Sanskrit-English dictionary > सत्क्रिय

  • 19 احتفاء

    اِحْتِفَاء: تَرْحِيب، تَكْرِيم
    welcome, welcoming, hearty (kindly, friendly, hospitable) reception, hospitality; entertainment; honor(ing); salutation

    Arabic-English new dictionary > احتفاء

  • 20 حسن الضيافة أو الوفادة

    حُسْنُ الضّيَافَةِ أو الوفَادَةِ
    hospitality, hospitable reception

    Arabic-English new dictionary > حسن الضيافة أو الوفادة

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