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Latest revision as of 16:48, 19 December 2016

By M. A. Alwar

Sometimes transliterated as: Una, Una, UUna

Ūna is meant as Defective.

Gender

Ūna is used in all the three genders.

Origin

The root is Ava + Nak by Uṇādi sūtra Jhaśhiñjidīdusyavibhyo nak^[1]

Synonyms

1. Parihāṇa
2. Nyūnakriyā
3. Hīnam
4. Nyūnam

Perspective From Rishis

By Māgha

Māgha uses this in a twisted pun as

“The Yādavas were not at all taken back in the least”.

By Durgadāsa

Durgadāsa mentions that:

“The merchant brings down the gold in the first heating. You should not decrease it”.

Textual References

In Raghuvaṃśa

“The decrease was not much effected.”^[2]

In Manusmṛti

“The relatives forsake the dead less than 2 years”.^[3]

References

• Shabdakalpadrumah by Raja Radhakantdev, Varadaprasada Vasu, Haricarana Vasu