Pamara, Pāmara: 15 definitions
Introduction:
Pamara means something in Jainism, Prakrit, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi. 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Pamar.
In Jainism
Jain philosophy
Source: archive.org: Anekanta Jaya Pataka of Haribhadra SuriPāmara (पामर) refers to a “helpless man”, as occurring in the Anekāntajayapatākā-prakaraṇa, a Śvetāmbara Jain philosophical work written by Haribhadra Sūri.—[Cf. Vol. II, P. 68, l. 17]—‘Pāmara’ is here a noun and not an adjective. It hence means: (i) an idiot; (ii) a wicked man and (iii) a low man.
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Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarypāmara (पामर).—a (S) Low, base, mean, abject. The reference is not to moral baseness but to lowness of condition.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishpāmara (पामर).—a Low, abject.
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPāmara (पामर).—a. (-rā, -rī f.) [पामन्-र (pāman-ra)]
1) Diseased with scab, scabby.
2) Vile, wicked.
3) Low, vulgar, base,
4) Foolish, stupid.
5) Poor, helpless; Ud. D.5.
-raḥ 1 A fool, an idiot; वल्गन्ति चेत् पामराः (valganti cet pāmarāḥ) Bv.1.72.
2) A wicked or low man.
3) One engaged in the most degrading occupation.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPāmara (पामर).—mfn.
(-raḥ-rī-raṃ) 1. Wicked, vile, low, base. 2. Stupid, an idiot, fool. 3. Poor, helpless. m.
(-raḥ) A fool. E. pāma scab, and rā to get, ka aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryPāmara (पामर).—i. e. pāman + a, with r for n, adj. Base, wicked, [Rājataraṅgiṇī] 5, 400.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Pamarā (पमरा):—f. a kind of fragrant substance, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) Pāmara (पामर):—[from pāman] mfn. affected with skin-disease, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.] (cf. [gana] aśmādi)
3) [v.s. ...] wicked, vile, low, base, [Horace H. Wilson]
4) [v.s. ...] m. man of lowest extraction, [Kāvya literature; Rājataraṅgiṇī]
5) [v.s. ...] a wretch, villain, [Hitopadeśa]
6) [v.s. ...] an idiot, fool, [Bādarāyaṇa’s Brahma-sūtra [Scholiast or Commentator]]
7) [v.s. ...] n. bad character, wickedness, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
8) Pāmāra (पामार):—m. Name of a family, [Catalogue(s)]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryPāmara (पामर):—[(raḥ-rī-raṃ) a.] Wicked; stupid.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Pāmara (पामर) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Pāmara.
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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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryPāmara (पामर) [Also spelled pamar]:—(a) low, wicked, mean, base; sinful; hence ~[tā] (nf).
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Prakrit-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary1) Pamāra (पमार) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Pramāra.
2) Pāmara (पामर) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Pāmara.
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusPāmara (ಪಾಮರ):—[noun] a wooden plank put over an open well, to stand on while pulling water from below.
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Pāmara (ಪಾಮರ):—
1) [noun] low; vulgar.
2) [noun] stupid; idiotic.
3) [noun] affected by scabies.
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Pāmara (ಪಾಮರ):—
1) [noun] a man of vulgar, boorish nature.
2) [noun] a very foolish or stupid man; a man lacking basic knowledge.
3) [noun] a man engaged in farming; a farmer; an agriculturist.
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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Starts with: Pamaracara, Pamarachara, Pamarakathanaka, Pamaram, Pamaran, Pamarana, Pamarauagon.
Ends with: Apamara, Chapamara, Kalpamara, Kpamara, Sampamara.
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