1 Telling, mentioning, speaking, naming, denotation; etāva- [Page0130-c+ 58] tāmarthānāmidamabhidhānaṃ Nir.; gośabdasyaṃ vāhikārthābhidhānaṃ S. D.

2 (In gram.) Asserting or predicating something of another, as the subject of an as- sertion, (which then can be put in the nom. case only); predi- cation, assertion; See P. II. 3. 2 Sk.

3 A name, appellation, title, desig- nation; abhidhānaṃ tu paścāttasyāhamaśrauṣaṃ...