Pamana, Pamāṇa, Pāmana: 11 definitions

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Pamana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Jainism, Prakrit. 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

pamāṇa : (nt.) measure; size; amount.

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

Pamāṇa, (nt.) (of pa+, Vedic pramāṇa) 1. measure, size, amount S. II, 235; A. I, 88; III, 52, 356 sq.; V, 140 sq.; Miln. 285 (cp. trsl. II. 133, n. 2); SnA 137; VvA. 16; PvA. 55 (ghaṭa°), 70 (ekahattha°), 99 (tālakkhandha°), 268 (sīla°).—2. measure of time, compass, length, duration PvA. 136 (jīvitaṃ paricchinna °ṃ); esp. in cpd. āyu° age S. I, 151; A. I, 213; II, 126 sq. and passim (cp. āyu).—3. age (often by Com. taken as “worldly characteristic, ” see below rūpa° and cp. Nd2 406 on Sn. 1076); DhA. I, 38.—4. limit PvA. 123, 130 (dhanassa).—5. (applied meaning) standard, definition, description, dimension S. IV, 158≈Sn. 1076 (perhaps (“age”). pamāṇaṃ karoti set an example DhA. III, 300 (maṃ p. katvā).—adj. (-°) of characteristic, of the character of, measuring or measured by, taking the standard of, only in cpd. rūpa° measuring by (appearance or) form, or held in the sphere of form (defined or Pug. A 229 as “rūpa-ppamāṇ’ādisu sampattiyuttaṃ rūpaṃ pamāṇaṃ karotī ti”) A. II, 71=Pug. 53; Nd2 406.—appamāṇa without a measure, unlimited, immeasurable, incomparable D. I, 31; II, 12 (+uḷāra); M. III, 145 (ceto-vimutti); A. I, 183, 192; II, 73; III, 52; V, 299 sq. , 344 sq.; Sn. 507; PvA. 110 (=atula). See also appamāṇa.

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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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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Pāmana (पामन).—a. Diseased with scab.

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

Pāmana (पामन).—mfn.

(-naḥ-nā-naṃ) Diseased with herpes. E. pāman herpes, and na aff.

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

Pāmana (पामन).—[adjective] scabbed.

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

Pāmana (पामन):—[from pāman] mfn. = pāma-vat, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa] (cf. [Pāṇini 5-2, 100]).

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

Pāmana (पामन):—[(naḥ-nā-naṃ) a.] Diseased with herpes, or cutaneous eruption.

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Pamana 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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Prakrit-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary

1) Pamāṇa (पमाण) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Pramāna.

2) Pamāṇa (पमाण) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Pramāṇa.

3) Pamāṇa (पमाण) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Pramāṇa.

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Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Pāmana (ಪಾಮನ):—[adjective] affected by scabies.

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Pāmana (ಪಾಮನ):—[noun] a man having scabies.

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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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