Panita, Paṇīta: 11 definitions

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Panita means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

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Pali-English dictionary

Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

paṇīta : (adj.) excellent; delicious.

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Paṇīta, (adj.) (pp. of pa+neti in same application BSk.; cp. Divy 385) 1. (lit.) brought out or to, applied, executed; used with ref. to punishment (see paṇeti daṇḍaṃ) Pv IV. 166 (°daṇḍa receiving punishment= ṭhapita-sarīra-daṇḍa PvA. 242).—2. (applied) brought out or forth, (made) high, raised, exalted, lofty, excellent; with ref. to food (very often used in this sense) “heaped up, plentiful, abundant. ” Synonymous with uttama (DA. I, 109, 171), uḷāra (PvA. 25, 228), atuḷa (PvA. 110); opp. hīna (D. III, 215; A. III, 349; V, 140; Vism. 11), lūkha (S. II, 153; VvA. 64).—D. I, 12 (dhammā gambhīrā ... paṇītā ... ), 109 (khādaniya); II, 127 (id.) III, 215 (with hīna & majjhima-dhātu); S. I, 136 (dhammo gambhīro etc.); II, 153 (dhātu), 154 (paṇidhi); III, 47; IV, 360; V, 66 (dhammā), 226 (etaṃ padaṃ), 266 (sattā); A. I, 284; II, 171, 190; IV, 10, 332, 423; V, 8, 36 and passim; Sn. 240, 389; It. 44; Pv. I, 53; IV, 127; Pug. 28 (°âdhimutta having high aspirations), 30, 60; Dhs. 269, 1027, 1411; PvA. 12, 35 (āhāra), 42 (id.); DhA. II, 154 (bhojana). Compar. paṇītatara, often combined with abhikkantatara, e.g. D. I, 62, 74, 216; S. I, 80; A. I, 119, 171; V, 37, 140, 203 sq. (Page 403)

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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

paṇita (पणित).—p S Promised, agreed, stipulated, bargained.

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paṇīta (पणीत).—n An implement of the goldsmith.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

paṇita (पणित).—p Promised, agreed, stipulated.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Paṇita (पणित).—p. p.

1) Transacted (as business).

2) Betted; see पण् (paṇ).

-tam A bet, wager.

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Panita (पनित).—a. Praised.

See also (synonyms): panāyita.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Paṇita (पणित).—mfn.

(-taḥ-tā-taṃ) 1. Prasied. 2. Transacted as business. E. paṇa to praise, aff. kta; also paṇāyita.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Paṇita (पणित).—[adjective] & [masculine] having betted, a better; [neuter] bet, wager, stake.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Paṇita (पणित):—[from paṇ] mfn. praised or transacted as business, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) [v.s. ...] betted, staked, [Mahābhārata]

3) [v.s. ...] one who has betted or wagered, [ib. i, 1225]

4) [v.s. ...] n. (also -ka, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]) a bet, wager, stake, [Mahābhārata]

5) Panita (पनित):—[from pan] mfn. admired, praised, [Ṛg-veda]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Paṇita (पणित):—[(taḥ-tā-taṃ) a.] Praised.

[Sanskrit to German]

Panita in German

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Paṇita (ಪಣಿತ):—

1) [noun] he who is or that which is lauded, praised.

2) [noun] a game of chance, played with stakes; wager.

3) [noun] something as money, bet, in a wager.

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Panita (ಪನಿತ):—[adjective] praised; lauded; commended.

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Panita (ಪನಿತ):—[noun] a thing, event, etc. that is praised, commended.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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